Unplanned readmissions after surgery in a hospital in northern Brazil: prospective cohort

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19175/recom.v12i0.4470

Keywords:

Hospital readmission, Cross infection, Cohort studies.

Abstract

Objective: to analyze unplanned readmissions after surgical procedures and their risk factors in a large hospital in Northern Brazil. Method: prospective cohort, with data collected from medical records and at the bedside. Descriptive, bivariate and multiple analysis were performed using Poisson regression in Stata® v.16.0. Results: of the total of 486 patients, 1.47% were readmitted. The incidence of readmissions was 68 per 1,000 procedures (95%CI: 47.10; 93.85). In the adjusted analysis, the risk factors were not being white (RR: 2.06; 95%CI 1.13; 3.75), using implants in surgery (RR: 2.00; 95%CI: 1.05; 3.81) and procedures of the urology/renal specialties (RR: 3.17; 95%CI: 1.59-6.31) and gynecology (RR: 2.18; 95%CI: 1.06-4.49). Conclusion: the incidence of readmissions in this region is higher than in other regions. Demographic characteristics and type of surgical procedure were risk factors for the outcome.

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Author Biographies

Priscilla Perez da Silva Pereira, Universidade Federal de Rondônia

Enfermeira. Doutora em Ciências da Saúde

Josimeire Cantanhêde de Deus, Universidade Federal de Rondônia

Acadêmica do Curso de Enfermagem.

Laís Xavier de Araújo, Universidade Federal de Rondônia

Acadêmica do Curso de Enfermagem.

Valéria Moreira da Silva, Universidade Federal de Rondônia

Enfermeira. Mestre em Ensino em Ciências da Saúde

Carla Vanessa Suaris Meireles, Hospital de Base Dr. Ary Pinheiro

Enfermeira. Especialista

Published

2022-12-29

How to Cite

Pereira, P. P. da S., Cantanhêde de Deus, J., Xavier de Araújo, L., Moreira da Silva, V., & Suaris Meireles, C. V. (2022). Unplanned readmissions after surgery in a hospital in northern Brazil: prospective cohort. Revista De Enfermagem Do Centro-Oeste Mineiro, 12. https://doi.org/10.19175/recom.v12i0.4470