JACC. Cardiovascular interventions
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JACC Cardiovasc Interv · Dec 2011
30-day readmission for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions in New York state.
This study sought to report percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) 30-day readmission rates, identify the impact of staged (planned) readmissions on overall readmission rates, determine the significant predictors of unstaged readmissions after PCI, and specify the reasons for readmissions. ⋯ Future efforts to reduce readmissions should be directed toward the recognition of patients most at risk, and the reasons they are readmitted. Staging also should be examined from a cost-effectiveness standpoint as a function of patients' unique risk factors.