Readmissions After Cardiac Surgical Procedures

The aim of this study is to analyze the reasons for unplanned readmissions after cardiac surgery at the University Hospital Basel. Predictive factors for readmissions and the development over the last 10 years will be analyzed.

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Key information

Conditions

Cardiac Surgery

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University Hospital Basel, Cardiac Surgery Clinic

Basel, 4031, Switzerland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

for readmission group:

Patients who had heart surgery and returned unplanned to the University Hospital Basel within 30 days of leaving the hospital (outpatient or inpatient)

Inclusion criteria

for control group:

Patients who had heart surgery and did not return unplanned to the University Hospital Basel within 30 days of leaving the hospital (outpatient or inpatient)

Exclusion criteria

Patients with other initial hospitalization reasons for heart surgery without heart surgery (conservative treatments, cerclage removal, pacemaker surgery) are not included in the analysis.
Planned readmissions to the University Hospital Basel within 30 days

Treatment and study plan

Data collection on reasons for unplanned readmission to the University Hospital Basel within 30 days of leaving the hospital

Other

Descriptive analysis of the reasons for unplanned readmissions after cardiac surgery and predictive factors for unplanned readmissions and validation of risk scores

Primary outcomes

Number of cardiac related readmissions compared to infections, bleedings and neurological causes

Time frame: one time assessment at baseline

Number of cardiac related readmissions compared to infections, bleedings and neurological causes
Sex specific reasons for readmissions

Time frame: one time assessment at baseline

Differences in sex specific reasons for readmissions

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2020
Primary completion: 2021
Study completion: 2021
First posted: Feb 4, 2022
Registry last updated: Feb 4, 2022

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