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Estimated Rates of Hospital Readmissions within 180 Days for U.S. Seniors after Major Surgery
Submitted by Charlene Ice on Thu, 03/21/2024 - 16:37
- 27.6% overall rate of readmissions within 180 days
- 36.9% for persons who were frail
- 39.0% for those with probable dementia
- 45.8% for those undergoing vascular surgery
- 36.8% for those 90 years old or older
Notes: A population-based cohort study of 1,477 community-living persons aged 65 and older, using data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), linked to records from the CMS. There were 52 deaths without readmission (2.3%) among the cohort during the study period.
Source: "National Estimates of Short- and Longer-Term Hospital Readmissions After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older Adults,"JAMA Network Open, February 28, 2024
Source URL: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle...
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