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Patient Readmission MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Patient Readmission
Tree Number(s)
E02.760.400.620
N02.421.585.400.620
Unique ID
D010359
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010359
Scope Note
Subsequent admissions of a patient to a hospital or other health care institution for treatment.
Entry Term(s)
30 Day Readmission
Hospital Readmission
Hospital Readmissions
Readmission, Hospital
Readmissions, Hospital
Rehospitalization
Thirty Day Readmission
Unplanned Hospital Readmissions
Unplanned Readmission
NLM Classification #
WX 158
Previous Indexing
Hospitalization (1966-1969)
Public MeSH Note
78; was HOSPITAL READMISSION 1972-77; HOSPITAL READMISSIONS was see PATIENT READMISSION 1997
Online Note
use PATIENT READMISSION to search HOSPITAL READMISSION 1970-77 (as Prov 1970-71)
History Note
78; was HOSPITAL READMISSION 1970-77 (Prov 1970-71); HOSPITAL READMISSIONS was see PATIENT READMISSION 1997
Date Established
1972/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2021/12/02
Patient Readmission Preferred
Hospital Readmissions Narrower
Thirty Day Readmission Narrower
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