Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Adult Postoperative Open-Heart Patients: Anemia And 30-Day Hospital Readmission, Lindsey Ryan
Adult Postoperative Open-Heart Patients: Anemia And 30-Day Hospital Readmission, Lindsey Ryan
Dissertations
Background. In 2013 alone, more than 4% (3.9 million) of patients discharged from a hospital were readmitted. Anemia following a surgical procedure is associated with early hospital readmission.
Purpose/Aims. The following were specific aims of this dissertation:
- Aim 1. To develop an operational definition of the term condition-based maintenance as applied to health care and discuss the applicability and effectiveness of condition-based maintenance within health care.
- Aim 2. To identify the number of adult patients undergoing elective open-heart surgery with preoperative anemia.
- Aim 3. To examine the relationship between preoperative anemia, sociodemographics, and 30-day hospital readmission rates among postoperative open-heart …