Table 1 Descriptives of included studies
Study characteristics (n = 48) | No. or percentage of studies |
|---|---|
Year of publication, range | 1988–2016 |
Country, n (%) | |
USA | 32 (67%) |
Other | 16 (33%) |
Study design, n (%) | |
Retrospective | 30 (63%) |
Cross-sectional | 10 (21%) |
Prospective | 8 (16%) |
Setting, n (%) | |
Single center | 37 (77%) |
Multicenter | 11 (23%) |
Number of readmissions reviewed, n ± SD | 226 ± 208 |
Planned readmission excluded, n (%) | |
Yes | 30 (63%) |
No | 11 (23%) |
Not reported | 7 (14%) |
All-cause readmission, n (%) | |
Yes | 9 (19%) |
No | 39 (81%) |
Percentage preventable readmissions, mean, ± SD | 27,8 ± 16,7% |
Scoring of preventability, n (%) | |
Binary | 22 (46%) |
Scale | 4 (8%) |
Categorical | 17 (35%) |
Not applicable (a priori studies) | 5 (11%) |
A priori preventable causes determined, n (%) | |
Yes | 32 (67%) |
No | 16 (33%) |
Training of reviewers, n (%) | |
Yes | 16 (33%) |
No | 2 (4%) |
Not reported | 30 (63%) |
Number of reviewers, n (%) | |
Individual | 8 (16%) |
Duo | 23 (48%) |
Duo + team | 2 (4%) |
Individual + team | 2 (4%) |
Team | 5 (11%) |
Individual or duo + panel | 3 (6%) |
Other | 5 (11%) |
Double check, n (%) | |
All cases | 28 (58%) |
Partially | 7 (15%) |
No | 3 (6%) |
Not reported | 10 (21%) |
Additional sources, n (%) | |
Interview or survey | 13 (27%) |
None | 35 (73%) |