FOI_6980

Internal Reference Number: FOI_6980

Date Request Received: 20/01/2023 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 02/02/2023 00:00:00

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Request Summary: discharge & re-admission post surgery

Request Category: Private Individuals


Question Number 1: Between the years: • 2017 – 2018 • 2018 – 2019 • 2019 – 2020 • 2020 – 2021 • 2022 – Present What is the average length of time between hospital discharge & re-admission for patients that have had surgery? (non-emergency, but from discharge to re-admission for complications due to surgery)

Answer To Question 1: Q1-Q3 - Please see attached file. We are not able to specify whether the re-admission was for complications due to surgery. This information would be held in medical notes and due to the volume would not be feasible to go through within the time constraints. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below: FOI_6980 - Discharge and re-admission v2.xlsx

Question Number 2: What is the number of patients who were re-admitted to the hospital on an emergency basis after being discharged after surgery?

Answer To Question 2: Please see file attached to Q1

Question Number 3: For Vascular patients only – what is the average length of time between hospital discharge and re-admission for patients after having surgery? (non-emergency, but from discharge to re-admission for complications due to surgery.)

Answer To Question 3: Please see file attached to Q1
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