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Hospital readmission after an acute admission to internal medicine
Causes and risk factors in a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia
Mutaz H. Althobaiti, Khaled A. Alkhowaiter, Duha K. Alahmadi, Omar S. Baharoon, Al-zahraa S. Almahlawi, Mohammed Alqahtani, Hamdan H. AL-Jahdali, Jinan Z. Shamou, Laila A. Layqah and Salim A. Baharoon
Saudi Medical Journal March 2025, 46 (3) 261-268; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2025.46.3.20240689
Mutaz H. Althobaiti
From the Department of Medicine (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, A. Baharoon); from the Department of Intensive Care (Almahlawi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Almahlawi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, Layqah, A. Baharoon), from the Department of Medicine (Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, A. Baharoon), King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences, from the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Almahlawi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, Layqah, A. Baharoon), and from the College of Medicine (S. Baharoon), Dar Al-Uloom University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBSKhaled A. Alkhowaiter
From the Department of Medicine (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, A. Baharoon); from the Department of Intensive Care (Almahlawi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Almahlawi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, Layqah, A. Baharoon), from the Department of Medicine (Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, A. Baharoon), King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences, from the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Almahlawi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, Layqah, A. Baharoon), and from the College of Medicine (S. Baharoon), Dar Al-Uloom University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBSDuha K. Alahmadi
From the Department of Medicine (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, A. Baharoon); from the Department of Intensive Care (Almahlawi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Almahlawi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, Layqah, A. Baharoon), from the Department of Medicine (Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, A. Baharoon), King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences, from the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Almahlawi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, Layqah, A. Baharoon), and from the College of Medicine (S. Baharoon), Dar Al-Uloom University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBSOmar S. Baharoon
From the Department of Medicine (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, A. Baharoon); from the Department of Intensive Care (Almahlawi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Almahlawi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, Layqah, A. Baharoon), from the Department of Medicine (Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, A. Baharoon), King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences, from the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Almahlawi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, Layqah, A. Baharoon), and from the College of Medicine (S. Baharoon), Dar Al-Uloom University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBSAl-zahraa S. Almahlawi
From the Department of Medicine (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, A. Baharoon); from the Department of Intensive Care (Almahlawi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Almahlawi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, Layqah, A. Baharoon), from the Department of Medicine (Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, A. Baharoon), King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences, from the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Almahlawi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, Layqah, A. Baharoon), and from the College of Medicine (S. Baharoon), Dar Al-Uloom University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBSMohammed Alqahtani
From the Department of Medicine (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, A. Baharoon); from the Department of Intensive Care (Almahlawi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Almahlawi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, Layqah, A. Baharoon), from the Department of Medicine (Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, A. Baharoon), King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences, from the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Almahlawi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, Layqah, A. Baharoon), and from the College of Medicine (S. Baharoon), Dar Al-Uloom University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MDHamdan H. AL-Jahdali
From the Department of Medicine (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, A. Baharoon); from the Department of Intensive Care (Almahlawi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Almahlawi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, Layqah, A. Baharoon), from the Department of Medicine (Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, A. Baharoon), King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences, from the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Almahlawi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, Layqah, A. Baharoon), and from the College of Medicine (S. Baharoon), Dar Al-Uloom University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MDJinan Z. Shamou
From the Department of Medicine (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, A. Baharoon); from the Department of Intensive Care (Almahlawi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Almahlawi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, Layqah, A. Baharoon), from the Department of Medicine (Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, A. Baharoon), King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences, from the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Almahlawi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, Layqah, A. Baharoon), and from the College of Medicine (S. Baharoon), Dar Al-Uloom University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBSLaila A. Layqah
From the Department of Medicine (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, A. Baharoon); from the Department of Intensive Care (Almahlawi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Almahlawi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, Layqah, A. Baharoon), from the Department of Medicine (Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, A. Baharoon), King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences, from the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Almahlawi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, Layqah, A. Baharoon), and from the College of Medicine (S. Baharoon), Dar Al-Uloom University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MScSalim A. Baharoon
From the Department of Medicine (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, A. Baharoon); from the Department of Intensive Care (Almahlawi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Almahlawi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, Layqah, A. Baharoon), from the Department of Medicine (Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, A. Baharoon), King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences, from the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs (Althobaiti, Alkhowaiter, Alahmadi, Almahlawi, Alqahtani, AL-Jahdali, Shamou, Layqah, A. Baharoon), and from the College of Medicine (S. Baharoon), Dar Al-Uloom University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Hospital readmission after an acute admission to internal medicine
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