Patient Readmission

SAN FRANCISCO — Results presented here showed patients with depression undergoing total knee arthroplasty experienced an increased risk of medical and surgical complications, readmissions and reoperations.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Data presented at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting showed higher readmission rates among patients discharged to a skilled nursing facility vs. home health care after total hip arthroplasty.

HONOLULU — The implementation of a post-acute exacerbation COPD clinic reduced hospital readmissions, according to a poster presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

Thirty-day hospital readmissions decreased among patients in HIV care in the United States and Canada from 2005 to 2018, researchers reported.

An early mobility program for hospitalized patients with cancer yielded a reduction in hospital readmissions and improvements in mobility and functional status, according to a study conducted at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Results published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found patients with hyponatremia, a common electrolyte abnormality, are at risk for increased length of stay, complications and nonhome discharge after total joint arthroplasty.

LAS VEGAS — Results presented here showed preoperative health care events may place patients at a higher risk for facility discharge and readmission at 30- and 90-days after total hip arthroplasty.

LAS VEGAS — Patients who underwent outpatient total joint arthroplasty had high satisfaction scores and low readmission rates, according to results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

Among patients admitted for acute MI, intermediate- or high-risk frailty is associated with lower utilization of PCI, greater length of stays, greater total costs and higher 30-day readmissions, researchers reported.

Long-term exposure to air pollutants may be associated with increased readmissions after ischemic stroke, according to data published in Stroke.