2020
Frequency, trends and institutional variation in 30‐day all‐cause mortality and unplanned readmissions following hospitalisation for heart failure in Australia and New Zealand
Labrosciano C, Horton D, Air T, Tavella R, Beltrame JF, Zeitz CJ, Krumholz HM, Adams R, Scott IA, Gallagher M, Hossain S, Hariharaputhiran S, Ranasinghe I. Frequency, trends and institutional variation in 30‐day all‐cause mortality and unplanned readmissions following hospitalisation for heart failure in Australia and New Zealand. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2020, 23: 31-40. PMID: 33094886, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHF hospitalisationUnplanned readmissionReadmission ratesHeart failure hospitalisationUnplanned readmission rateMortality cohortReadmission cohortCause mortalityHeart failurePrimary outcomeHospitalisationReadmissionSeparate cohortMortality rateHospitalPatientsMortalityCare qualityPrivate hospitalsStudy periodCohortModest declineNational averageOutcomesDays
2015
National Trends in Hospital Readmission Rates among Medicare Fee-for-Service Survivors of Mitral Valve Surgery, 1999–2010
Dodson JA, Wang Y, Murugiah K, Dharmarajan K, Cooper Z, Hashim S, Nuti SV, Spatz E, Desai N, Krumholz HM. National Trends in Hospital Readmission Rates among Medicare Fee-for-Service Survivors of Mitral Valve Surgery, 1999–2010. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0132470. PMID: 26147225, PMCID: PMC4493110, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitral valve surgeryLength of stayHospital LOSReadmission ratesHospital readmission ratesOlder patientsHospital readmissionMedicare feeMean hospital LOSSurvival rateProportional hazards regressionYears of ageValve surgeryHazards regressionService patientsWorse outcomesAge subgroupsPatientsOlder adultsSurvivorsNational trendsReadmissionModest declineWomenSubgroups