rehospitalization
noun [ C or U ] medical specialized (UK usually rehospitalisation); (re-hospitalization, re-hospitalisation) uk/riːˌhɒs.pɪ.təl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ us/riːˌhɑː.spɪ.t̬əl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
再次住院
the act of taking someone back to stay in hospital again after they have been treated there and have left
Patients are at the highest risk for rehospitalization in the first two months after being discharged.
Blood clots are a common cause of re-hospitalisation after this operation. 血凝块是这种手术后再次住院的一个常见原因。
The rate of death during rehospitalizations was significantly higher than in the original hospitalization.
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- Rehospitalization rates for patients with heart failure are as high as 30 percent.
- She followed her doctor's advice because she was afraid of rehospitalization.
- The new drug made little difference to the rate of death or rehospitalization.