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Chinese Journal of Thoracic Surgery(Electronic Edition) ›› 2022, Vol. 09 ›› Issue (02): 91-99. doi: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.2095-8773.2022.02.05

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Analysis of unplanned readmissions within 90 days after discharge of thoracic surgery patients

Ke Zhao1, Guige Wang1, Jiaqi Zhang1, Mengxin Zhou1, Chao Guo1, Yeye Chen1, Cheng Huang1, Ke Rao2, Danqing Li1,()   

  1. 1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
    2. Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
  • Received:2022-02-21 Revised:2022-04-25 Accepted:2022-04-28 Online:2022-05-28 Published:2022-06-21
  • Contact: Danqing Li

Abstract:

Objective

To summarize and analyze the data on the incidence, time, main reasons, and financial burden of readmissions for thoracic surgery patients in Peking Union Medical College Hospital, to help reduce postoperative readmissions.

Methods

The clinical medical records of patients with unplanned readmission within 90 days after discharge from the Department of Thoracic Surgery in our hospital from 2011 to 2020 were retrospectively collected. Subgroup analyses were performed according to the surgical site, surgical approach, and readmission interval. Differences between means were compared using t-tests, and chi-square tests were used to assess differences between ratios. A statistically significant difference was defined as P<0.05.

Results

A total of 111 patients met the study inclusion criteria, and the 90-day and 30-day unplanned readmission rates were 0.71% and 0.55%, respectively. The most common reasons for unplanned readmission were massive pleural effusion (36.9%) , infection (31.5%) , and air leak (19.8%) . The overall median readmission time for the study was 14 days, and the mean readmission time was 19.3±19.4 days. The mean duration of second hospital stay for patients with unplanned readmissions was 13.1 (12.0) days. The average hospitalization cost was 19,533.6±18,918.7 yuan, and the overall invasive operation rate was 79.3%.

Conclusions

Our study shows that unplanned readmission of patients undergoing thoracic surgery is a small probability event. Receipt of esophageal surgery and non-minimally invasive surgery are risk factors for unplanned readmission. Massive pleural effusion, infection, and air leaks were the most common causes of unplanned readmissions in all patients. The 2–3 weeks after discharge is the period with the highest risk of readmission. Unplanned readmissions impose additional invasive harm, time cost, and financial burden on patients.

Key words: General thoracic surgery, Unplanned readmission, Quality of care, Surgical patients, Medical burden

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