Why does my patient return? - Readmission of patients within 14 days of discharge from internal medicine in a standard and specialized care hospital: a descriptive analysis

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00039290

Enrollment

500

Registered

2026-02-10

Start date

2026-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-02

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Conditions

All patients readmitted from the internal medicine departments within 14 days of the study period. Exclusion criteria: Patients transferred to other hospitals or rehabilitation clinics. Planned readmissions within 14 days (e.g., planned surgeries, scheduled inpatient follow-up appointments).

Interventions

Group 1: Descriptive, retrospective observational study. No comparison or control arm.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: All patients readmitted from the internal medicine departments within 14 days of the study period

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: Patients transferred to other hospitals or rehabilitation clinics. Planned readmissions within 14 days (e.g., planned surgeries, scheduled inpatient follow-up appointments)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Determination of the frequency of readmissions within 14 days of discharge from internal medicine departments. Description of patient characteristics (e.g. age, sex, primary diagnosis, other acute diagnoses, comorbidities, length of stay, and place of residence after discharge). Identification of potential associations with readmissions (e.g., age, multimorbidity, discharge diagnosis, polypharmacy, length of stay, and clinical condition at discharge).	—

Measure

Time frame

Determination of the frequency of readmissions within 14 days of discharge from internal medicine departments. Description of patient characteristics (e.g. age, sex, primary diagnosis, other acute diagnoses, comorbidities, length of stay, and place of residence after discharge). Identification of potential associations with readmissions (e.g., age, multimorbidity, discharge diagnosis, polypharmacy, length of stay, and clinical condition at discharge).

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactWolfgang A. Schoebel

Helios-Klinikum

wolfgang.schoebel@helios-gesundheit.de053418351680

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026