Cardiac Surgery
Conditions
Keywords
hospital readmission
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to analyze the reasons for unplanned readmissions after cardiac surgery at the University Hospital Basel. Predictive factors for readmissions and the development over the last 10 years will be analyzed.
Interventions
OTHERData collection on reasons for unplanned readmission to the University Hospital Basel within 30 days of leaving the hospital
Descriptive analysis of the reasons for unplanned readmissions after cardiac surgery and predictive factors for unplanned readmissions and validation of risk scores
Sponsors
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
for readmission group: * Patients who had heart surgery and returned unplanned to the University Hospital Basel within 30 days of leaving the hospital (outpatient or inpatient) Inclusion Criteria for control group: * Patients who had heart surgery and did not return unplanned to the University Hospital Basel within 30 days of leaving the hospital (outpatient or inpatient)
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with other initial hospitalization reasons for heart surgery without heart surgery (conservative treatments, cerclage removal, pacemaker surgery) are not included in the analysis. * Planned readmissions to the University Hospital Basel within 30 days
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cardiac related readmissions compared to infections, bleedings and neurological causes | one time assessment at baseline | Number of cardiac related readmissions compared to infections, bleedings and neurological causes |
| Sex specific reasons for readmissions | one time assessment at baseline | Differences in sex specific reasons for readmissions |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed