Seven-day readmission proportions for patients with a direct indicator of harm in the second or subsequent episode of the initial spell
| A direct indicator of harm in the second or subsequent episode of the initial spell | Overall 7 day readmission rate | P value associated with the presence of direct harm | |||
| Present | |||||
| Number of patients | Number readmitted | Proportion readmitted within 7 days | |||
| Acute myocardial infarction | 2569 | 218 | 8.5% | 6.8% | <0.001 |
| Urgent bowel surgery | 393 | 24 | 6.1% | 6.5% | 0.76 |
| Elective bowel surgery | 528 | 42 | 8.0% | 6.4% | 0.12 |
| Hip replacement | 150 | 8 | 5.3% | 2.6% | 0.06 |
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