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Differences Between Early and Late Readmissions Among Patients

Kelly L. Graham, MD, MPH; Edward R. Marcantonio, MD, SM

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We apologize if our text was unclear. When we stated that the cut point of 5 days used in our sensitivity analysis was “not substantially different,” we meant relative to the 7-day results, not that the results were no longer significant. In fact, we performed this sensitivity analysis specifically to determine whether our findings were robust enough to justify the specific cut point used. The results show that whether 5 or 7 (or, we suspect, 6 or 8) days is used as the cutoff, the message is still the same: Early readmissions differ from late readmissions.
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Graham KL, Marcantonio ER. Differences Between Early and Late Readmissions Among Patients. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163:650. doi: 10.7326/L15-5149-2

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2015;163(8):650.

DOI: 10.7326/L15-5149-2

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