[The evaluation of hospital readmissions in the internal medicine service].
BACKGROUND
The aim of the study is determine the frequency of hospital readmission rate at an internal medicine department in a Community Hospital. We want to verify such a variables there are been associated with the readmission rate.


METHODS
870 patients were analyzed to repeated admissions to the hospital in a period of one year. The general independent variables and the complications were classified. We compared them with the calculation of the odds ratio (OR) in a bivariate and multivariate analysis.


RESULTS
The readmission rate was about 15.9% (CI: 13.7-18.3). The male patients (OR = 1.8 [CI 1.2-2.7]) and the great mortality (OR = 2.1 [CI 1.2-3.5]) were variables of great significance. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and malignant tumors of lung and pleura--as main diagnosis at discharge--correlated with readmissions.


CONCLUSIONS
Evaluation of hospital readmissions is an indicator to be studied.
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Hospital Municipal de Badalona.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003933:Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
Valoración del reingreso hospitalario en el servicio de medicina interna.