Table 6 Return rates for selected categories of patients
Category description | Number in category | Number readmitted | Readmittance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 7286 | 677 | 9.3% |
Complicating diagnoses a | |||
Has one or more of the complicating diagnoses | 1899 | 288 | 15.2% |
Has none of the complicating diagnoses | 5387 | 389 | 7.2% |
Injury | |||
Does not have an accompanying injury | 6140 | 604 | 9.8% |
Does have an accompanying injury | 1146 | 73 | 6.4% |
Injury and complicating diagnoses | |||
Doesn't have injury, and has none of the complicating diagnoses | 4281 | 321 | 7.5% |
Has injury, and has none of the complicating diagnoses | 1106 | 68 | 6.1% |
Gender | |||
Female | 3733 | 397 | 10.6% |
Male | 3553 | 280 | 7.9% |
Gender and complicating diagnoses | |||
Female without any of the complicating diagnoses | 2529 | 205 | 8.1% |
Male without any of the complicating diagnoses | 2858 | 184 | 6.4% |
Female with one or more of the complicating diagnoses | 1204 | 192 | 15.9% |
Male with one or more of the complicating diagnoses | 695 | 96 | 13.8% |