Abstract

In 2013 alone, more than 4% (3.9 million) of patients discharged from a hospital were readmitted. Anemia following a surgical procedure is associated with early hospital readmission.

The following specific aims were addressed:

  • Aim 1. To develop an operational definition of the term condition-based maintenance as applied to health care and discuss the applicability and effectiveness of condition-based maintenance within health care.
  • Aim 2. To identify the number of adult patients undergoing elective open-heart surgery with preoperative anemia.
  • Aim 3. To examine the relationship between preoperative anemia, sociodemographics, and 30-day hospital readmission rates among postoperative open-heart adult patients.
  • Aim 4. To explain the development and impact of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) and discuss the political, social, and economic implications of CABG as a newly targeted condition within the HRRP.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 13883225; ProQuest document ID: 2278079052. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Lindsey J. Ryan, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CCRN-K, NE-BC

Sigma Membership

Zeta Mu at-Large

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Cross-Sectional

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Postoporative Patients, Open-Heart Surgery Patients, Hospital Readmissions, Anemia, Adults

Advisor

Cynthia D. Connelly

Second Advisor

Ann Mayo

Third Advisor

Laurie Ecoff

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of San Diego

Degree Year

2019

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-09-30

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