Observational studyJournal of cardiac failure2015
Use of Post-acute Care Services and Readmissions After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in Privately Insured Patients.
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- HFA of the ESC Position paper on the management of LVAD supported patients for the non LVAD specialist healthcare provider Part 1: Introduction and at the non-hospital settings in the community.ESC heart failure · 2021Article
- Use of Post-Acute Care Services and Readmissions After Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiac Arrest and Cardiogenic Shock.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes · 2021Article
- Patterns of emergency department utilization for LVAD patients compared with non-LVAD patients.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2020Article
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- National Landscape of Unplanned 30-Day Readmissions in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.The American journal of cardiology · 2018Article
- Longitudinal Heart Failure Medication Use and Adherence Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in Privately Insured Patients.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2017Article
- Characteristics Associated with Home Health Care Referrals at Hospital Discharge: Results from the 2012 National Inpatient Sample.Health services research · 2017Article
- Association of global and disease-specific health status with outcomes following continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2017Article
- Feeding Tubes and Health Care Service Utilization in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Benefits and Limits to a Retrospective, Multicenter Study Using Big Data.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing · 2017Article
- Psychosocial characteristics and outcomes in patients with left ventricular assist device implanted as destination therapy.American heart journal · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundVery little is known about health care resource utilization, including post-acute care use and hospital readmissions, after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. METHODS AND
resultsAdministrative claims from a database of multiple United States health plans were used to identify patients that received an LVAD (ICD-9 code 37.66) and survived to hospital discharge from January 1-2006, through September 30-2013. Post-acute care use was defined as a skilled nursing facility or rehabilitation stay within 90 days after hospital discharge. Patients were censored at heart transplantation or end of coverage through December 31-2013. Of 583 patients (mean age 55 years, 77% male), 223 (38.3%) used post-acute care services, more commonly in patients with diabetes, who required hemodialysis, and who had LVADs implanted at hospitals in more populated areas, with more beds, and in the northeast region (P < .05 for each). The most common reasons for readmission were device complications, heart failure, and arrhythmia. Readmission risk was higher in patients who had diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, and longer hospital length of stay, but it did not differ by post-acute care use.
conclusionsUse of post-acute care services varies based on hospital characteristics. We found no association between post-acute care use and readmission risk after LVAD implantation.
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