title: TIMI Risk Score predicts early readmission.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess if the TIMI Risk Score could predict early readmission.
  
  
  METHODS
  869 consecutive admissions to a Scottish district general hospital with suspected acute coronary syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  A computerised clinical information system was interrogated to verify readmission. Area under the receiver operator characteristic curve and chi-square test for trend between TIMI Risk Score and readmission rate were calculated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Median follow up was 73 days. There was a strong association between TIMI Risk Score and readmission rate (chi-square test for trend, p<0.001), with an area under the receiver operator characteristic curve of 0.60 (95% C.I. 0.55-0.65).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The TIMI Risk Score can predict readmission. This study reinforces its utility as a tool for identifying patients more likely to benefit from aggressive intervention.
authors.forename: Roy L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Soiza
authors.forename: Niall J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Leslie
authors.forename: Norman R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Peden
authors.forename: Allister D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Hargreaves
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018579:Patient Selection; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012606:Scotland