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  • Healthcare Management
  • Clinical Medicine
  • Public Health

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  • Hospital readmissions pose a significant global challenge, exacerbated by multimorbidity.
  • Identifying high-risk patient groups is crucial for implementing effective discharge safety netting strategies.
  • Understanding readmission patterns across diagnostic groups is essential for healthcare system improvement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare hospital readmission rates and identify primary reasons for readmission among common diagnostic groups.
  • To analyze readmission data across various demographic and comorbidity subgroups.
  • To inform targeted interventions for reducing patient readmissions.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of anonymized inpatient admission data from Salford Royal Hospital (2014-2022).
  • Data included non-elective admissions to the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) or medical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) for patients who survived to discharge.
  • Readmission rates and reasons at 30 and 90 days were calculated and compared using descriptive statistics, grouped by ICD-10 diagnostic codes.

Main Results:

  • The overall 30-day readmission rate was 12.3%, with highest rates observed in liver disease (21.9%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, 21.1%), and falls (17.9%).
  • Recurrence of the primary illness accounted for 49% of all 30-day readmissions, with pneumonia being a common secondary readmission reason.
  • The 90-day readmission rate was 24.2%, with liver disease, COPD, and falls again showing the highest rates. Heart failure emerged as a significant comorbidity impacting readmission likelihood.

Conclusions:

  • Significant variations in readmission rates exist across different diagnostic and comorbidity groups.
  • Targeting high-risk patient populations based on simple admission details may enable effective safety netting strategies.
  • Further research into specific interventions for high-risk groups is warranted to reduce readmission rates.