The proportion of organ transplant recipients who were urgently readmitted to a hospital within 30 days of discharge from the hospital
Lower rates are desirable.
Data availability:
to (calendar years)
Geographic coverage
All provinces/territories
Reporting level
National, Province/Territory
Calculation
Rate = Number of transplant recipients readmitted within 30 days of discharge after the transplantation surgery hospitalization ÷ Number of hospitalizations where an organ transplantation occurred
Unit of analysis: Hospitalization
Denominator
Number of hospitalizations where a kidney, liver, heart, lung or kidney–pancreas transplantation occurred
Numerator
Number of transplant recipients readmitted within 30 days of discharge after the transplantation surgery hospitalization
Comments
Not applicable