Table 2: Readmission diagnosis.
| Diagnosis | Study Population N = 50 n (%) |
Readmitted NSQIP Patients 2011-2012 N = 89 n (%) |
| Intra-abdominal process requiring intervention | 15 (30) | 26 (29) |
| Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea | 11 (22) | 13 (15) |
| Bowel obstruction | 10 (20) | 16 (18) |
| Superficial wound problem | 8 (16) | 14 (16) |
| Hernia | 2 (4) | 0 |
| GI bleeding | 1 (2) | 3 (3) |
| Pain | 2 (4) | 3 (3) |
| Pseudocyst | 1 (2) | 0 |
| Venous thromboembolism | 0 | 3 (3) |
| Ascites | 0 | 2 (2) |
| Other* | 1(2) | 14 (16) |
*Includes diagnoses present in less than 2% of both groups. Diagnoses included: pancreatitis, thyrotoxicosis, marginal ulcer, urinary tract infection, adrenal insufficiency, cholecystitis, Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea, symptomatic anemia, and pneumonia. p = 0.84