Risk Trajectories of Readmission and Death in the First Year after Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Lindenauer PK, Dharmarajan K, Qin L, Lin Z, Gershon AS, Krumholz HM. Risk Trajectories of Readmission and Death in the First Year after Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2017, 197: 1009-1017. PMID: 29206052, PMCID: PMC5909167, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201709-1852oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseSame respective groupsObstructive pulmonary diseaseVentilator supportPulmonary diseaseRisk of readmissionRisk of hospitalizationGeneral elderly populationGeneral Medicare populationRisk of deathDaily riskRespective groupsReadmission ratesHospital readmissionAbsolute riskMedicare populationReadmissionElderly populationMedicare beneficiariesHospitalizationClinical servicesFirst monthProlonged riskDeathLongitudinal outcomes