Background Unplanned hospital readmissions are a quality and safety indicator. In
Australian, 8% to 11.1% of unplanned readmissions occur≤ 1 day of acute care discharge …

Objective The aim of the present study was to gain an understanding of the factors
associated with unplanned hospital readmission within 28 days of acute care discharge from …

Objectives To identify the preventability, determinants and causes of unplanned hospital
readmissions within 30 days of discharge using a multidisciplinary approach and including …

BACKGROUND Understanding the mechanism of unplanned hospital readmissions is
necessary for accurate prediction and prevention. OBJECTIVE To identify specific …

Background: Urgent, unplanned hospital readmissions are increasingly being used to
gauge the quality of care. We reviewed urgent readmissions to determine which were …

Rationale and objectives Urgent readmission to hospital is commonly used to measure
hospital quality of care. Hospitals that measure the proportion of urgent readmissions judged …

Objective The aim of this study was to examine the characteristics and prevalence of all-
cause unplanned hospital readmissions at a tertiary paediatric hospital in Western Australia …

This article reviews the evidence and potential for use of “emergency readmissions within 28
days of discharge from hospital” as an indicator within the NHS Outcomes Framework. It …

Background Unplanned hospital readmissions are common, expensive and often
preventable. Strategies designed to reduce readmissions should target patients at high risk …

OBJECTIVE: To identify variables associated with return visits to the hospital within 7 days
after discharge. METHODS: We performed a retrospective study of 7-day revisits and …