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Table 3 Rates and causes of in-patient admissions

From: Rates and causes of 30-day readmission and emergency room utilization following head and neck surgery

Causes

Numbers

Rates

Infection: UTI, sepsis

11

26.83%

Respiratory: COPDE, dyspnea

7

17.07%

Pain: surgical/graft site

7

17.07%

Systemic: dehydration

7

17.07%

Neurologic: seizures

3

7.31%

Bleeding: surgical site

3

7.31%

Exacerbation of chronic condition

2

4.87%

Cardiac: chest pain

1

2.43%

  1. *UTI – urinary tract infection; COPDE; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation