rehospitalization
noun[CorU]
medicalspecialized(UKusuallyrehospitalisation);(re-hospitalization,re-hospitalisation)uk/riːˌhɒs.pɪ.təl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us/riːˌhɑː.spɪ.t̬əl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/theactof taking someone back tostayinhospitalagain after they have beentreatedthere and haveleft:
Patients are at thehighestriskfor rehospitalization in the first twomonthsafter beingdischarged.
Bloodclotsare acommoncauseof re-hospitalisation after thisoperation.
Therateofdeathduring rehospitalizations wassignificantlyhigherthan in theoriginalhospitalization.
- Rehospitalizationratesforpatientswithheartfailureare as high as 30percent.
- Shefollowedher doctor'sadvicebecause she wasafraidof rehospitalization.
- The newdrugmade littledifferenceto therateofdeathor rehospitalization.
Medical treatment: treating & caring for people
- aggressively
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- birth tourism
- bring
- clinic
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- look aftersomeone/something
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- self-care
- setsomethingup
- soother
- takesomethingin
- tend
- treat