Factors Associated with Readmission of Pediatric Patients in a Developing Nation

Abstract

The progression of the primary illness and social determinants of pediatric readmissions are important contributing risk factors for readmission in developing countries in pediatric patients. Multicentric studies are needed from this region of the world to include different hospital readmissions rate and to address the issue of potential preventability of pediatric readmissions.

Causes & risk factors for unscheduled readmissions in the paediatric ward of a major public hospital

“…High readmission risk may also be related to other host factors rendering a person susceptible to re-hospitalizations, e.g . chronic illnesses 7 , severe malnutrition or environmental factors 8 . Studies (mainly from developed countries) have shown that 20-40 per cent of readmissions in children are potentially preventable with better clinical management and appropriate discharge planning during the previous admission along with good post-discharge follow up and care with early intervention in domiciliary setting 9 - 11 .…”