The following tables show the number of emergency readmissions for surgical and medical specialties, broken down by age group:28-Day Readmission Rate Following Discharge from a Surgical Specialty in a Scottish Hospital; 1999-2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 0-14 years Discharges 48,538 44,555 41,160 40,411 37,911 Emergency readmissions 1,583 1,441 1,406 1,403 1,353 Rate (%) 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.6 15-24 years Discharges 49,081 47,277 46,255 44,353 43,104 Emergency readmissions 2,128 2,132 2,105 1,985 1,888 Rate (%) 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.4 25-44 years Discharges 149,264 141,725 136,119 126,247 118,456 Emergency readmissions 6,583 6,532 6,550 6,147 5,655 Rate (%) 4.4 4.6 4.8 4.9 4.8 45-64 years Discharges 146,638 144,597 143,331 134,940 131,277 Emergency readmissions 6,658 7,050 7,056 6,808 6,584 Rate (%) 4.5 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.0 65 and over Discharges 157,018 157,883 156,778 148,882 146,588 Emergency readmissions 9,886 10,259 10,436 10,366 10,080 Rate (%) 6.3 6.5 6.7 7.0 6.9 All Ages Discharges 550,539 536,037 523,643 494,833 477,336 Emergency readmissions 26,838 27,414 27,553 26,709 25,560 Rate (%) 4.9 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.4 28-Day Readmission Rate Following Discharge from a Medical Specialty in a Scottish Hospital; 1999-2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 0-14 years Discharges 49,692 48.640 49,088 50,089 53,170 Emergency readmissions 3,893 3,879 4,080 4,315 5,146 Rate 7.8 8.0 8.3 8.6 9.7 15-24 years Discharges 21,776 21,923 22,127 21,218 19,823 Emergency readmissions 1,704 1,760 1,782 1,840 1,815 Rate 7.8 8.0 8.1 8.7 9.2 25-44 years Discharges 75,307 76,420 76,685 74,295 67,972 Emergency readmissions 6,244 6,474 6,713 6,436 5,669 Rate 8.3 8.5 8.8 8.7 8.3 45-64 years Discharges 136,990 140,930 142,309 139,876 136,273 Emergency readmissions 11,570 12,285 12,707 12,920 11,834 Rate 8.4 8.7 8.9 9.2 8.7 65 and over Discharges 177,517 181,860 183,073 183,403 180,861 Emergency readmissions 21,338 21,955 23,242 23,094 22,195 Rate 12.0 12.1 12.7 12.6 12.3 All Ages Discharges 461,282 469,773 473,282 468,881 458,099 Emergency readmissions 44,749 46,353 48,524 48,605 46,659 Rate 9.7 9.9 10.3 10.4 10.2 Notes:1...