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Causes of hospital readmission after heart surgery

Authors :
Bárbara Rodrigues Nunes Barreiros
Estela Regina Ferraz Bianchi
Ruth Natalia Teresa Turrini
Vanessa de Brito Poveda
Source :
Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem, Vol 18, Iss 0 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Universidade Federal de Goias, 2016.

Abstract

The objective was to identify readmission’s profile and causes of heart surgery patients. A retrospective, descriptive study, through the revision of records from patients submitted to myocardial revascularization surgery or valvar prosthesis implantation with posterior readmission. Sixty-two patients composed the sample. The readmission rate was 5.9%. Surgical site infection was the main cause for readmission in 87.5% of patients submitted to myocardial revascularization surgery and in 12.5% of valvar implantation (p

Details

Language :
English, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese
ISSN :
15181944
Volume :
18
Issue :
0
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.bbab09a81f6c45fdb2872eccb64fcf52
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5216/ree.v18.39529