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. 2015 Mar 10;313(10):1055-7.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.1410.

Readmission diagnoses after hospitalization for severe sepsis and other acute medical conditions

Hallie C Prescott  1 , Kenneth M Langa  1 , Theodore J Iwashyna  2
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Readmission diagnoses after hospitalization for severe sepsis and other acute medical conditions

Hallie C Prescott et al. JAMA. .
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Figure 1. Total and Potentially Preventable 90-Day Readmissions among Survivors of Severe Sepsis and Matched Hospitalizations for Acute Medical Conditions
Potentially preventable readmission diagnoses include pneumonia, hypertension, dehydration, asthma, urinary tract infection, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation, perforated appendix, diabetes, angina, congestive heart failure, sepsis, acute renal failure, skin/soft tissue infection, and aspiration pneumonitis. 95% CI for readmission proportions are depicted in the shaded areas.
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