Ten procedures with the highest readmission rates in 2010, according to the brief, were:
1. Kidney transplant — 29.1 percent of patients were readmitted.
2. Ilestomy — 29.1 percent of patients were readmitted.
3. Procedures to create access for hemodialysis — 27. 4 percent of patients were readmitted.
4. Nephrotomy and nephrostomy — 24.0 of patients were readmitted.
5. Tracheostomy — 23.9 of patients were readmitted.
6. Amputation of leg or foot — 22.8 of patients were readmitted.
7. Bone marrow transplant — 22.5 of patients were readmitted.
8. Embolectomy and endarterectomy of lower limbs — 21.1 of patients were readmitted.
9. Peripheral vascular bypass — 20.7 of patients were readmitted.
10. Insertion, replacement or removal of extracranial ventricular shunt — 20.1 of patients were readmitted.
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10 Procedures With the Highest Readmission Rates
Kidney transplants and ilestomies — openings made in your
stomach wall for the removal of waste — had the highest 30-day readmission rates
of any procedures performed in 2010, according to a statistical
brief from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, sponsored by the
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Ten procedures with the highest readmission rates in 2010,
according to the brief, were:
1. Kidney transplant — 29.1 percent of patients were
readmitted.
2. Ilestomy — 29.1 percent of patients were readmitted.
3. Procedures to create access for hemodialysis — 27. 4
percent of patients were readmitted.
4. Nephrotomy and nephrostomy — 24.0 of patients were
readmitted.
5. Tracheostomy — 23.9 of patients were readmitted.
6. Amputation of leg or foot — 22.8 of patients were
readmitted.
7. Bone marrow transplant — 22.5 of patients were
readmitted.
8. Embolectomy and endarterectomy of lower limbs — 21.1 of
patients were readmitted.
9. Peripheral vascular bypass — 20.7 of patients were
readmitted.
10. Insertion, replacement or removal of extracranial
ventricular shunt — 20.1 of patients were readmitted.
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Outcomes
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for Heart Failure
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