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An NSTI resulting from bowel perforation can present in an atypical fashion carrying significant morbidity and mortality rates. Delayed diagnosis and treatment of this condition is associated with a poor outcome.

This study developed a risk index based upon the 2015 Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program worksheet for one hospital to explore risk variables predictive of 30-day readmissions for patients with COPD at high risk of readmission (>0.4). Because most currently used interventions lack efficacy in preventing 30-day readmission, interventions based upon the newly identified variables should be validated with larger validation cohorts.

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