LACE Score for Predicting Death or Readmission Following Hospital Discharge

Purpose: To identify a patient being discharged into the community for the risk of death or unplanned readmission within the next 30 days.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient who is being discharged into the community?

Yes

Was the patient admitted acutely or urgently to the hospital?

Yes

Number of days in the hospital (enter a decimal fraction if less than a day)

Charlson comorbidity index

Number of ED visits in the past 6 months

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Evaluation appropriate?

LACE score

The risk of death or unplanned readmission within the next 30 days is

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Interpretation and Description

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Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
- Early Warning System of Li et al for Preventing Readmission After Colorectal Surgery
Other Testing
- Model for Predicting Hospital Readmission in Elderly Male
- Equation for Predicting Probability of Avoidable Hospital Readmission
Criteria For Diagnosis
- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Tool (HOPE)
- HOSPITAL Score for Identifying Avoidable 30-Day Hospital Readmission
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications
- Early Warning System of Li et al for Preventing Readmission After Colorectal Surgery
- Risk Score for Unplanned Readmission Following Vascular Surgery

Therapy

Selection
Prevention
- Equation for Predicting Probability of Avoidable Hospital Readmission
Surgery

Monitoring

Complication Detection
- Early Warning System of Li et al for Preventing Readmission After Colorectal Surgery

Patient Concerns

Economics
- Risk Factors for Emergency Medical Hospital Readmission

Societal Concerns

Economic Cost
- Risk Factors for Psychiatric Patient Readmission

Objective

risk factors
other testing
selection

ICD-10

T81.9 - Unspecified complication of procedure

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Purpose: To identify a patient being discharged into the community for the risk of death or unplanned readmission within the next 30 days.

Objective: risk factors, other testing, selection

ICD-10: T81.9,

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