Pennsylvania's Guide to Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery 2000 - Additional Info on Readmissions


7-Day Readmission Analysis
Reason for the Readmission Number of Cases Percent of Cases Average Number of Days Between Discharge and Readmission Percent of Cases that Died During the Readmission Average Length of Stay for the Readmission Average Hospital Charges for the Readmission
Heart failure 212 20.5 4.0 2.4 6.0 $16,417
Infections 186 18.0 4.5 7.5 9.7 $39,044
Other surgical complications 119 11.5 3.3 2.5 6.4 $24,639
Heart rhythm irregularities 102 9.9 3.5 2.0 4.3 $13,559
Respiratory and other chest symptoms 55 5.3 3.4 0.0 2.6 $8,221
Pulmonary blood clot/infarction 50 4.8 4.1 8.0 7.8 $28,283
Stroke/brain attack/brain damage 49 4.7 2.9 10.2 6.1 $17,474
Aspiration pneumonia 48 4.6 3.9 4.2 8.2 $26,450
Inflammation of the lining of the lung 47 4.5 4.0 0.0 6.6 $15,529
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage/complications 38 3.7 3.8 2.6 6.8 $22,869
Coronary (heart) artery blockage/heart attack 37 3.6 3.4 10.8 6.2 $40,843
High/low blood pressure/fainting/dizziness 22 2.1 3.9 0.0 3.1 $12,475
Fluid and electrolyte imbalance 17 1.6 3.9 5.9 4.0 $10,189
Other forms of heart disease 13 1.3 3.9 0.0 6.3 $16,212
Artery and vein disease/blood clot 12 1.2 4.4 0.0 9.0 $28,757
Pulmonary edema (water on the lungs)/insufficiency 12 1.2 2.3 8.3 30.9 $143,560
Kidney/urinary complications 6 0.6 2.5 33.3 11.0 $36,022
Anemia/blood clotting abnormally 5 0.5 4.6 20.0 9.6 $41,703
Device, Implant, or Graft Complications 3 0.3 4.0 0.0 3.0 $15,365

30-Day Readmission Analysis
Reason for the Readmission Number of Cases Percent of Cases Average Number of Days Between Discharge and Readmission Percent of Cases that Died During the Readmission Average Length of Stay for the Readmission Average Hospital Charges for the Readmission
Infections 567 23.4 12.6 4.6 8.9 $16,417
Heart failure 476 19.6 10.5 2.3 6.1 $16,828
Heart rhythm irregularities 214 8.8 10.1 2.8 4.1 $13,218
Other surgical complications 199 8.2 8.0 1.5 5.8 $21,028
Respiratory and other chest symptoms 135 5.6 11.6 0.0 2.5 $7,953
Inflammation of the lining of the lung 108 4.5 11.8 0.0 5.1 $12,178
Aspiration pneumonia 101 4.2 9.8 2.0 6.6 $18,994
Pulmonary blood clot/infarction 100 4.1 9.7 4.0 7.3 $22,557
Stroke/brain attack/brain damage 98 4.0 10.1 6.1 6.4 $20,970
Coronary (heart) artery blockage/heart attack 92 3.8 13.0 5.4 5.1 $26,595
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage/complications 77 3.2 9.3 3.9 6.1 $19,774
High/low blood pressure/fainting/dizziness 66 2.7 12.1 0.0 3.4 $12,474
Artery and vein disease/blood clot 49 2.0 13.6 2.0 6.7 $24,412
Fluid and electrolyte imbalance 42 17 12.4 4.8 4.2 $10.838
Other forms of heart disease 30 1.2 12.8 0.0 4.7 $12,377
Pulmonary edema (water on the lungs)/insufficiency 24 1.0 10.5 12.5 20.8 $93,487
Kidney/urinary complications 22 0.9 14.0 9.1 9.0 $20,891
Anemia/blood clotting abnormality 14 0.6 10.9 7.1 7.1 $23,640
Device, Implant, or Graft Complications 12 0.5 14.5 0.0 4.5 $20.524