Risk Of Death Among Medicare Surgical Patients Readmitted With Complications 26% Lower If Readmitted To The Same Hospital

Medicare beneficiaries who were readmitted after undergoing a major surgical procedure between 2001 and 2011 had a 26% lower risk of death if they were readmitted to the hospital where the surgery was performed. Depending on the type of surgery, between 5% and 22% of patients were readmitted within 30 days following open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, infrainguinal arterial bypass, aortobifemoral bypass, coronary artery bypass surgery, oesophagectomy, colectomy, pancreatectomy, cholecystectomy, ventral hernia repair, craniotomy, hip replacement, or knee replacement.

These findings were reported in “Readmission destination and risk of mortality after major surgery: an observational cohort study” by Benjamin S . . .