Statistical Models and Patient Predictors of Readmission for Heart Failure: A Systematic Review
Ross JS, Mulvey GK, Stauffer B, Patlolla V, Bernheim SM, Keenan PS, Krumholz HM. Statistical Models and Patient Predictors of Readmission for Heart Failure: A Systematic Review. JAMA Internal Medicine 2008, 168: 1371-1386. PMID: 18625917, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.168.13.1371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDisease ProgressionEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansIncidenceMaleModels, StatisticalPatient ReadmissionPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsQuality-Adjusted Life YearsRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesConceptsPatient characteristicsPatient readmission riskReadmission riskPatient riskSystematic reviewReadmission ratesHospital ratesOvid Evidence-Based Medicine ReviewsEligible English-language publicationsEvidence-Based Medicine ReviewsHeart failure hospitalizationPatient risk stratificationEnglish-language literatureEnglish-language publicationsFailure hospitalizationHF hospitalizationAdult patientsHeart failureHospital readmissionMedicine ReviewsRisk stratificationPatient predictorsInclusion criteriaReadmissionCombined outcome