risk factors for readmission after appendectomy in hospital

Background: the readmission of a patient to the intensive care unit means a patient's return to the hospital for a certain period of time after discharge for planned or unplanned reasons. therefore, this study aimed to investigate the risk factors for readmission after appendectomy in hospital. methods: in this retrospective study, the records of patients who underwent appendicitis in hospitals were reviewed. in order to identify readmissions, a list of patients with a history of readmission was extracted from the hospital's health information technology unit. then, the researchers studied the patients' clinical records and extracted data using a researcher-made checklist. to analyze the data, first the data were entered into spss version 16 software and then analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistical tests. results: according to the findings, the mean (sd) age of the patients in the readmitted group was 14.1 (2.8) years, and in the non-readmitted group was 13.9 (2.1) years. in the readmitted patient's group, 52.4% of the patients were male, 19% of the patients had underlying diabetes, 9.5% had asthma and allergies, and 100% of the surgeries were performed by a specialist. also, the results showed the reasons for readmission of patients were 4.8% due to intra-abdominal abscess, 42.9% due to wound infection, 14.3% due to abdominal pain, 23.8% due to paralysis/ileus, and 14.3% due to other causes. conclusion: given that patient readmission has various complications for the patient, the patient's family, and the healthcare system, it is necessary to take necessary preventive measures regarding the factors affecting it.