Causes of hospital readmission after heart surgery

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 patie...

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Main Authors: Bárbara Rodrigues Nunes Barreiros, Estela Regina Ferraz Bianchi, Ruth Natalia Teresa Turrini, Vanessa de Brito Poveda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Goias 2016-12-01
Series:Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem
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Online Access:https://revistas.ufg.br/fen/article/view/39529
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author Bárbara Rodrigues Nunes Barreiros
Estela Regina Ferraz Bianchi
Ruth Natalia Teresa Turrini
Vanessa de Brito Poveda
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description 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<0.001) and, it was associated with obesity (p=0.05) and dyslipidemia (p=0.007). To identify patients at risk of surgical site infection can minimize readmission rates and decrease care costs and, it deserves a special planning of multi-professional actions.
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spelling doaj.art-bbab09a81f6c45fdb2872eccb64fcf522022-12-21T22:53:55ZengUniversidade Federal de GoiasRevista Eletrônica de Enfermagem1518-19442016-12-0118010.5216/ree.v18.3952917427Causes of hospital readmission after heart surgeryBárbara Rodrigues Nunes BarreirosEstela Regina Ferraz BianchiRuth Natalia Teresa TurriniVanessa de Brito PovedaThe 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<0.001) and, it was associated with obesity (p=0.05) and dyslipidemia (p=0.007). To identify patients at risk of surgical site infection can minimize readmission rates and decrease care costs and, it deserves a special planning of multi-professional actions.https://revistas.ufg.br/fen/article/view/39529Enfermagem PerioperatóriaReadmissão do PacienteInfecção da Ferida OperatóriaProcedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardiovasculares
spellingShingle Bárbara Rodrigues Nunes Barreiros
Estela Regina Ferraz Bianchi
Ruth Natalia Teresa Turrini
Vanessa de Brito Poveda
Causes of hospital readmission after heart surgery
Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem
Enfermagem Perioperatória
Readmissão do Paciente
Infecção da Ferida Operatória
Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardiovasculares
title Causes of hospital readmission after heart surgery
title_full Causes of hospital readmission after heart surgery
title_fullStr Causes of hospital readmission after heart surgery
title_full_unstemmed Causes of hospital readmission after heart surgery
title_short Causes of hospital readmission after heart surgery
title_sort causes of hospital readmission after heart surgery
topic Enfermagem Perioperatória
Readmissão do Paciente
Infecção da Ferida Operatória
Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardiovasculares
url https://revistas.ufg.br/fen/article/view/39529
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