title: Reasons for unplanned pediatric readmissions at a referral eye center in the Middle East.
abstract: Unplanned hospital readmissions are of major interest for health care quality control across all medical subspecialties; however, published data for pediatric ophthalmology are lacking. We reviewed the most common reasons for unplanned pediatric readmissions within 30 days of discharge at a referral eye center in the Middle East. Of the top 5 reasons, 3 were related to problems following corneal suturing, often in the context of penetrating keratoplasty, highlighting that children for whom this is done require particular care and follow-up.
authors.affiliation: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Zuheer A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Meeraalam
authors.affiliation: Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Electronic address: arif.khan@mssm.edu.
authors.forename: Arif O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008877:Middle East; D010359:Patient Readmission; D012017:Referral and Consultation