Factors associated with unplanned readmissions in a major Australian health service
Factors associated with unplanned readmissions in a major Australian health service
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DOI:
10.1071/ah16287
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发表时间:
2019-01-01
影响因子:
1.8
通讯作者:
Darzins, Peteris
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作者:
Considine, Julie;Fox, Karen;Darzins, Peteris
Objective The aim of the present study was to gain an understanding of the factors associated with unplanned hospital readmission within 28 days of acute care discharge from a major Australian health service. Methods A retrospective study of 20 575 acute care discharges from 1 August to 31 December 2015 was conducted using administrative databases. Patient, index admission and readmission characteristics were evaluated for their association with unplanned readmission in 1 (OR 1.1-1.9), the presence of chronic disease (OR 1.4) or complications (OR 1.8) during the index admission, index admission length of stay (LOS) >2 days (OR 1.4-1.8), hospital admission(s) (OR 1.7-10.86) or emergency department (ED) attendance(s) (OR 1.8-5.2) in the 6 months preceding the index admission and health service site (OR 1.2-1.6). However, the factors associated with increased risk of unplanned readmission