Beyond 30 Days: Analysis of Unplanned Readmissions During the First Year Following Congenital Heart Surgery.
Entela B LushajJoshua HermsenGlen LeversonSusan G MacLellan-TobertKari NelsonKate AmondPetros V AnagnostopoulosPublished in: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery (2020)
The first 90 days is a high-risk period for unplanned hospital readmissions after CHS. Complicated postoperative course, higher surgical complexity, and lower socioeconomic status are risk factors for unplanned readmissions the first 90 days after surgery. Efforts to improve the incidence or readmission after CHS should extend to the first 3 months after surgery and target these high-risk patient populations.