Table 1 Description of the primary composite outcome of death or 30-day readmission related to the index stay (with top five most frequent reasons).
From: Postoperative Rehabilitation May Reduce the Risk of Readmission After Groin Hernia Repair
n (%) | ICD-codes | |
|---|---|---|
In - hospital deaths during the index stay | 226 (6.7) | |
Readmissions probably related to the index stay (complications in the operative field occurring within 7 days) | 1,355 (40.4) | |
Post procedural complications: haemorrhage/haematoma, digestive disorders | 235 (7.0) | T81, K91 |
Acute abdominal and pelvic pain | 181 (5.4) | R10 |
Constipation, obstruction and paralytic ileus | 113 (3.4) | K56, K59 |
Retention of urine, haematuria | 164 (4.9) | R31, R33 |
Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle | 92 (2.7) | L02 |
Readmissions probably related to the index stay (general complications occurring within 7 days) | 512 (15.2) | |
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical findings: ascites, respiratory disorders, disturbance of skin sensation, symptoms of systemic inflammation and infection, fever, malaise and fatigue, syncope and collapse, shock | 137 (4.1) | R06, R07, R18, R20, R50, R53, R55, R57, R65 |
Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis, pulmonary embolism, arterial embolism and thrombosis, ischaemic stroke, ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation and flutter, heart failure, acute kidney failure | 114 (3.4) | I20, I21, I26, I48, I50, I63, I64, I74, I80, N17 |
Cystitis and other genitourinary disorders | 80 (2.4) | N17, N30, N39, N40, N47 |
Pneumonia and other respiratory diseases | 31 (0.9) | J15, J18, J44, J98 |
Gastric ulcer, acute appendicitis, and other digestive diseases | 13 (0.4) | K25, K35, K92 |
Readmissions possibly related to the index stay (complications occurring after 7 days) | 1,264 (37.7) | |
Superficial injury of the abdomen, lower back, pelvis or external genitals | 168 (5.0) | S30 |
Hypertension, ischaemic stroke, ischaemic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, cardiac dysrhythmia, heart failure | 165 (4.9) | I10, I20, I21, I25, I42, I44, I47, I48, I50, I63, I70 |
Inguinal hernia, ventral hernia, gastritis and duodenitis, cholelithiasis, and other digestive diseases | 147 (4.4) | K29, K40, K43, K80, K92 |
Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle | 107 (3.2) | L02 |
Return hospital visit for follow-up examination, aftercare adjustment and management | 127 (3.8) | Z04, Z09, Z45, Z46, Z51, Z71 |
Other readmissions (not considered as outcomes) | 1,278 |
