Thirty-day Readmissions after Pediatric Urologic Surgery

Returning patients were classified by chief complaint: infection, including children returning with fever, positive blood/urine cultures, or incisional erythema; urinary problems (interrupted urine stream or dysuria); volemic status, consisting of readmissions secondary to nausea, vomiting, low urin...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inRomanian journal of urology Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 44 - 46
Main Authors Djendov, F B, Chiriac-Babei, C, Drăgan, G C, Moga, A A, Gari, I, Mălureanu, D, Bălănescu, L, Bălănescu, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bucharest Romanian Journal of Urology 01.07.2017
Subjects
Appendectomy
Emergency medical care
Endoscopy
Heart surgery
Hospitals
Infections
Patient admissions
Pediatrics
Quality
Studies
Thoracic surgery
Urine
Urological surgery
Urology
Romania
Chicago Illinois
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Returning patients were classified by chief complaint: infection, including children returning with fever, positive blood/urine cultures, or incisional erythema; urinary problems (interrupted urine stream or dysuria); volemic status, consisting of readmissions secondary to nausea, vomiting, low urine output, or dehydratation; and pain. In the group of patients readmitted for urinary problems the majority, four of them, were operated for hypospadias, followed by two cases that had endoscopic procedures, one that had vesicoureteral reflux repair and one that had a nefrostomy. Other studies documented the rates of readmissions for pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, as well as children undergoing appendectomy.4,5 With the body of literature addressing readmissions in the pediatric population lagging behind that of adults, studies like ours can spark a discussion focused on what happens to children after they leave the hospital.2 Conclusions While the rates of unplanned readmission in our centre are too low to allow the description of their cause and thus the measurement of care quality, we believe that studying these rates is an important preamble to understanding patient care.
ISSN:1842-2187