Factors Associated With 30-Day Readmission in Hand Surgery Patients
Immediately irremediable factors such as tobacco and alcohol abuse, malnutrition, and houselessness should be considered as exemptions for penalties levied on health care systems for readmissions. Initiating targeted interventions, such as detoxification, smoking cessation, housing assistance, and improved nutrition, may reduce readmission risk and could improve patient outcomes.
Authors
- Rachel Segal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0338-5482)
- Reid A. Abrams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0388-6348)
- Paige Benyamein
- Meera Reghunathan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5846-5108)
- Gabriela Sendek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1937-3726)
Institutions
- University of Washington (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Seattle University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hand
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/15589447251325820
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00