Journal of the American College of Surgeons: 4 Readmission Risk Factors for Geriatric Surgical Patients

  1. Incompetent at admission: 63%
  2. Fall risk at discharge: 42%
  3. Use of a mobility aid: 26%
  4. Discharged from the hospital needing skilled care: 22%
Notes: Association of Geriatric-Specific Variables with 30-Day Hospital Readmission Risk of Elderly Surgical Patients: A NSQIP Analysis, Turrentine et al. J Am Coll Surg, April 2020. This study evaluated statistically significant predictors of 30-day readmission in geriatric patients following one of 5 surgical procedures.

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons, April 2020 - https://www.journalacs.org/article/S1072-7515(20)30122-8/fulltext

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