Underlying reasons associated with hospital readmission following surgery in the United States

Medicine and Dentistry

• Hospital 100%
• Surgery 100%
• Complication 71%
• Patient 57%
• Hysterectomy 57%
• Hazard Ratio 42%
• Colectomy 42%
• Ventral Hernia Repair 42%
• Surgical Infection 42%
• Rectum Resection 42%
• Blood Vessel Shunt 42%
• Surgical Technique 28%
• Obstruction 28%
• Ileus 28%
• Bariatric Surgery 28%
• Indicator 14%
• Quality Improvement 14%
• Surgeon 14%
• Bleeding 14%
• Knee Arthroplasty 14%
• Hip Arthroplasty 14%
• Arthroplasty 14%
• Comorbidity 14%

Nursing and Health Professions

• Surgery 100%
• Hospital Readmission 100%
• Complication 27%
• Patient 22%
• Hospital 22%
• Hysterectomy 22%
• Hospitalization 16%
• Hazard Ratio 16%
• Colon Resection 16%
• Surgical Infection 16%
• Abdominal Wall Hernia 16%
• Hernioplasty 16%
• Rectum Resection 16%
• Blood Vessel Shunt 16%
• Procedures 11%
• Bariatric Surgery 11%
• Surgical Technique 11%
• Obstruction 11%
• Ileus 11%
• Total Quality Management 5%
• Total Hip Prosthesis 5%
• Surgeon 5%
• Surgical Volume 5%
• Teaching Hospital 5%
• Indicator 5%
• Bleeding 5%
• Total Knee Arthroplasty 5%
• Arthroplasty 5%
• Time 5%
• Comorbidity 5%