Readmissions After Cardiac Surgical Procedures

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

Official Title
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Readmissions After Cardiac Surgical Procedures

Conditions
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Cardiac Surgery

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Data collection on reasons for unplanned readmission to the University Hospital Basel within 30 days of leaving the hospital


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Readmission group<br>Patients who had heart surgery and returned unplanned to the University Hospital Basel within 30 days of leaving the hospital (outpatient or inpatient) | Other: Data collection on reasons for unplanned readmission to the University Hospital Basel within 30 days of leaving the hospital<br>* Descriptive analysis of the reasons for unplanned readmissions after cardiac surgery and predictive factors for unplanned readmissions and validation of risk scores<br>|
| control group<br>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) | Other: Data collection on reasons for unplanned readmission to the University Hospital Basel within 30 days of leaving the hospital<br>* Descriptive analysis of the reasons for unplanned readmissions after cardiac surgery and predictive factors for unplanned readmissions and validation of risk scores<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Number of cardiac related readmissions compared to infections, bleedings and neurological causes | Number of cardiac related readmissions compared to infections, bleedings and neurological causes | one time assessment at baseline | 
| Sex specific reasons for readmissions | Differences in sex specific reasons for readmissions | one time assessment at baseline | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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hospital readmission