Common Sequences of Emergency Readmissions among High-Impact Users following AAA Repair

Table 1

Common causes of emergency readmissions and their sequence among subgroups of patient populations. Aortic graft complications included graft infection, thrombosis, leak, and displacement.

High-impact group
Common causes	Common sequences of readmissions	(%)
RTI (, 7.3%)	COPD → RTI	135 (4.7)
Aortic graft complications (, 6.0%)	RTI → COPD	133 (4.7)
Chest pain (, 5.8%)	Ischaemic heart disease → chest pain	93 (3.3)
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage (, 4.8%)	Chest pain → ischaemic heart disease	83 (2.9)
COPD (, 4.8%)	Urinary tract infection → RTI	74 (2.6)
External injuries (, 4.7%)	RTI → COPD → COPD → RTI	67 (2.4)
Ischaemic heart disease (, 4.3%)	COPD → RTI → RTI → COPD	64 (2.2)
Urinary tract infection (, 3.9%)	External injury → RTI	62 (2.1)
Hypotension (, 3.6%)	Chest pain → RTI	60 (2.1)
Heart failure (, 3.4%)	RTI → heart failure	58 (2.0)

RTI: respiratory tract infection; COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; IHD: ischaemic heart disease.