Nutritional Risk Factors for Hospital Readmission

Purpose: To identify nutritional factors predictive of early nonelective readmission in an older adult based on the study of Friedmann et al.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating an older adult who has recently been admitted to the hospital?

Yes

Age

years

Does the patient have end-stage organ failure, morbid obestiy, metastatic cancer or insulin-dependent diabetes?

Yes

White blood cell count at hospital discharge

Percent lymphocytes in the peripheral blood count (enter from 0 to 100)

Has the patient had a significant involuntary weight loss (> 4.5 kg, > 10 lbs)?

Yes

Serum albumin measured at 1 month after discharge

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Absolute lymphocyte count

Is the pateint at increased risk for early readmission based on discharge findings?

Percent early readmission based on the serum albumin

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
- Early Warning System of Li et al for Preventing Readmission After Colorectal Surgery
Other Testing
Criteria For Diagnosis
- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Tool (HOPE)
- HOSPITAL Score for Identifying Avoidable 30-Day Hospital Readmission
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications
- Early Warning System of Li et al for Preventing Readmission After Colorectal Surgery
- Risk Score for Unplanned Readmission Following Vascular Surgery

Therapy

Selection
Prevention
- Equation for Predicting Probability of Avoidable Hospital Readmission
Surgery

Monitoring

Complication Detection
- Early Warning System of Li et al for Preventing Readmission After Colorectal Surgery

Patient Concerns

Economics
- Risk Factors for Emergency Medical Hospital Readmission

Societal Concerns

Economic Cost
- Risk Factors for Psychiatric Patient Readmission

Objective

risk factors

ICD-10

T81.9 - Unspecified complication of procedure

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Purpose: To identify nutritional factors predictive of early nonelective readmission in an older adult based on the study of Friedmann et al.

Objective: risk factors

ICD-10: T81.9,

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