Journal article
Day of discharge and hospital readmission rates within 30 days in children: A population-based study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Adults discharged from hospital on a Friday are more likely to be readmitted within 30 days than are adults discharged midweek. No study has examined readmission rates for children by day of discharge.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk of readmission within 30 days by day of discharge in the paediatric population.
Authors
Beck CE; Khambalia A; Parkin PC; Raina P; Macarthur C
Journal
Paediatrics & Child Health, Vol. 11, No. 7, pp. 409–412
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
September 1, 2006
DOI
10.1093/pch/11.7.409
ISSN
1205-7088