Predictors of 30-Day Readmission in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure as a Primary Versus Secondary Diagnosis
Kim M, Tabtabai S, Aseltine R. Predictors of 30-Day Readmission in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure as a Primary Versus Secondary Diagnosis. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2023, 207: 407-417. PMID: 37782972, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElixhauser co-morbidity indexHeart failureMultivariate logistic regressionCo-morbiditiesSecondary diagnosisPatients admitted with HFPatient co-morbiditiesAdmitted with HFDetrimental to patientsPopulation of patientsLogistic regressionCo-morbidity indexReadmission riskDiagnosis of HFSecondary diagnosis of HFNationwide Readmissions DatabaseCo-morbid complicationsRenal failureComparing patientsShort-term rehospitalizationHF patientsStatistically significant predictorsPredicting 30-day readmissionIncreased riskElixhauser co-morbiditiesPredicting 30-day Readmission In Patients With A Primary Versus Secondary Diagnosis Of Heart Failure
Kim M, Aseltine R, Tabtabai S. Predicting 30-day Readmission In Patients With A Primary Versus Secondary Diagnosis Of Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2023, 29: 681. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.10.335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiagnosis of HFNational Readmission DatabaseRenal failureRisk scoreCohort of HF patientsHigh riskMultivariate logistic regression analysisReadmission ratesAssociated with younger ageHigher risk of mortalityAdmitted with HFCompared patient demographicsChronic pulmonary diseasePopulation of patientsMultivariate logistic regressionThirty-day readmission ratesLogistic regression analysisElixhauser comorbiditiesRisk of mortalityReadmission riskEvidence-based clinical decision supportHigher risk of readmissionDeficiency anemiaPatient demographicsRisk of readmission