Table 1

Data relating to hospital admissions and readmissions in children with SBS 1–4 years of age from the Nationwide Readmissions Database 2013

Total number of SBS admissions in 20131898
Index admissions of SBS with no recorded readmissions476
Index admissions of SBS with recorded readmissions425
Total number of SBS readmissions in 2013997
Median number of SBS readmissions (IQR)3 (2)
Median time to readmission in days (IQR)41 (69)
Total number of 30-day readmissions409
Average hospital stay in days for readmission (IQR)6 (9)
Average hospital costs for readmission (IQR)10 (18)
  • SBS, short bowel syndrome.