Predictors of readmission in a medical department of a tertiary university hospital in the Philippines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Identifying factors that increase the risk for hospital readmission helps in determining potential targets for quality improvement efforts. The main objective of this study was to examine factors that predict increased risk of hospital readmission within 30 days of hospital discharge of patients under the General Medicine service of a tertiary government hospital in Manila, Philippines.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study which included service patients 19 years old and above readmitted within 30 days following discharge. A total of 324 hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge from January 1 to December 31, 2019 were reviewed. We estimated the rate of 30-day readmission and identified factors associated with preventable readmissions using mu

SUBMITTER: Balane JAL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10258940 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature