Abstract

There are several factors that lead to early return of patients to the medical centers. These could be due to latent illnesses, misdiagnosis or even inadequate medical care due to staff being worn out (1, 2). Determining the mentioned factors could help decrease the rate of readmission, restore patient's confidence in health centers and decrease the cost of medical care. Chi lung Wu et al. in 2010 sought to find out the major cause of patients’ return within 24 hours after discharge from emergency department (ED) and showed that abdominal pain and fever were the most common causes of patients' return, respectively. They found that, on average, 5.5% of discharged patients returned to the hospital (3).

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