Incidence of hospital readmissions for acute painful episodes in 1998-2002
| . | Hospital readmissions after discharge . | |
|---|---|---|
| Within 1 wk . | Within 1 mo . | |
| Patients | ||
| Males, n (%) | 27/55 (49) | 36/55 (66) |
| Females, n (%) | 28/62 (45) | 37/62 (60) |
| Total, n (%) | 55/117 (47) | 73/117 (62) |
| Readmissions | ||
| Males, n (%) | 148/871 (17) | 516/871 (59) |
| Females, n (%) | 80/586 (14) | 210/586 (36) |
| Total, n (%) | 228/1457 (16) | 726/1457 (50) |
| . | Hospital readmissions after discharge . | |
|---|---|---|
| Within 1 wk . | Within 1 mo . | |
| Patients | ||
| Males, n (%) | 27/55 (49) | 36/55 (66) |
| Females, n (%) | 28/62 (45) | 37/62 (60) |
| Total, n (%) | 55/117 (47) | 73/117 (62) |
| Readmissions | ||
| Males, n (%) | 148/871 (17) | 516/871 (59) |
| Females, n (%) | 80/586 (14) | 210/586 (36) |
| Total, n (%) | 228/1457 (16) | 726/1457 (50) |
The numerator of each fraction represents the number of readmissions, and the denominator represents the total number of hospital admissions before discharge. Approximately 16% of readmissions occur 1 week after discharge, and 50% of readmissions occur after 1 month after discharge.
Adapted from Ballas and Lusardi43 with permission.