Implementation of Transitional Care Planning Is Associated With Reduced Readmission Rates in Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Bypass Surgery for Peripheral Arterial Disease

Abstract

Patients undergoing lower extremity bypass (LEB) are at risk of postdischarge complications and requiring readmission. Health systems have developed strategies to mitigate this risk. Our study aimed to assess the short-term readmission, mortality, and amputation rates of patients who had participated in transition care planning by completing at least one postdischarge follow-up telephone call after undergoing LEB for revascularization to treat peripheral artery disease.