Causes of 180-day hospital readmission
| Total (N=2016) (%) | |
| Cardiovascular | 1183 (58.7) |
| Congestive heart failure (CHF) | 357 (17.7) |
| Non-ST-elevated myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) | 169 (8.4) |
| Elective procedure | 142 (7.0) |
| Arrhythmia | 123 (6.1) |
| Non-cardiac chest pain | 119 (5.9) |
| Unstable angina | 103 (5.1) |
| Stroke | 37 (1.8) |
| Other cardiovascular including hypertensive disease | 26 (1.3) |
| Peripheral vascular disease, including aorta, carotids and extremities | 25 (1.2) |
| Valvular heart disease | 22 (1.1) |
| ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) | 20 (1.0) |
| Thrombotic event | 15 (0.7) |
| Cardiac syncope | 13 (0.6) |
| Transient ischaemic attack | 11 (0.6) |
| Non-cardiovascular | 833 (41.3) |
| Bleeding episode | 183 (9.1) |
| Other non-cardiovascular | 168 (8.3) |
| Pneumonia including aspiration pneumonitis | 68 (3.4) |
| Sepsis/septic shock | 60 (3.0) |
| Fall/fracture | 58 (2.9) |
| Renal disorders (renal failure, electrolyte and acid–base abnormalities) | 45 (2.2) |
| COPD/asthma | 41 (2.0) |
| Urinary tract infection and urinary system complaints | 36 (1.8) |
| Skin and soft tissue infections | 32 (1.6) |
| Pleural effusion/pneumothorax | 24 (1.2) |
| Diabetes, including blood glucose abnormalities | 19 (0.9) |
| Dehydration | 19 (0.9) |
| Weakness/fatigue/failure to thrive | 19 (0.9) |
| Syncope | 17 (0.8) |
| Other lung disorders including acute, congenital and unspecified lung abnormalities | 11 (0.6) |
| Vomiting | 11 (0.6) |
| Clostridium difficile-associated infection | 9 (0.5) |
| Primary cancer of trachea, bronchus, lung and pleura | 8 (0.4) |
| Psychiatric | 4 (0.2) |
| Fibrosis of lung and other chronic lung disorders | 1 (0.1) |
Table describes all readmissions among study sample; 1222 unique participants experienced readmission (742 readmitted once, 298 readmitted twice and 182 readmitted ≥3 times).
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.