十四天內非計劃性再住院率是住院醫療照護品質之重要指標,本研究探討該指標個案現況,採病歷回溯性的方式,針對某區域醫院自97年1月1日至97年12月31日期間,共收集有效樣本87位進行統計分析。結果發現男、女比例為54:33,平均年齡為65.02歲,再度入院方式從急診住院者佔70.1%、由門診住院佔29.9%;以內科73.6%居多,其次為外科病例21.8%;分析原因發現,病情惡化佔多數43.7%,其次為癌症末期13.8%。診斷群組分析依序為消化系統疾病(29.9%)、泌尿道生殖系統疾病(17.2%)、腫瘤(17.2%)最為常見。部份再入院個案無法避免,但某部份可預防、可避免之病例,應強化機構內醫療團隊間聯合診治機制與出院準備服務品質,以及發揮衛教指導效益,提昇病患對疾病之認知與自我照顧能力,進而有效改善個案非計劃性十四天再入院之情形。
The unplanned readmission within fourteen days after discharge is one of the major quality indicators for inpatient service. This is a retrospective study that collected all relevant cases of the focal hospital to explore the causes of the unplanned readmission early. Material in this research is 87 cases who re-admitted to the inpatient department during the period of January 1st to December 31st of 2008. The result shows 54% are male and 36% female with average age at 65.02 years old. 70.1% of the cases were readmitted by way of emergency department, and 29.9% were transferred from the outpatient department. Most cases were from an internal medicine department with 73.6% of entire objects, whereas 21.8% from the surgery department. Main diagnoses of admitting these patients were worsening a condition at 43.7%, cancer at final stage at 13.8%. Patients were suffered with the digestive system at 29.9%, the urinary tract reproductive system at 17.2%, oncology at 17.2% is the top three diseases. Despite that some cases were inevitable, proper measures could be taken to avoid or prevent the occurrence of readmission, such as the inter-departmental cooperation consultation or discharge preparation, a comprehensive healthcare education on discharge. In the other hand, the problem of readmission early could be effectively improved by strengthen the patients self-care knowledge and capability.