ArticleArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2018
Effects of Age and Sex on Hospital Readmission in Traumatic Brain Injury.
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- Systematic Review of Sex and Gender Effects in Traumatic Brain Injury: Equity in Clinical and Functional Outcomes.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Pooled it
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- Risk factors for rehospitalization after trauma: a follow-up study.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Article
- Prediction tool for discharge disposition and 30-day readmission using electronic health records among patients hospitalized for traumatic brain injury.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Care patterns and predictors of community residence among older patients after hospital discharge for traumatic brain injury.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2023Article
- Functional Status Across Post-Acute Settings is Associated With 30-Day and 90-Day Hospital Readmissions.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2021Article
- Machine Learning With Feature Domains Elucidates Candidate Drivers of Hospital Readmission Following Spine Surgery in a Large Single-Center Patient Cohort.Neurosurgery · 2020Article
- Sex Differences in Traumatic Brain Injury: What We Know and What We Should Know.Journal of neurotrauma · 2019Article
- Among Trauma Patients, Younger Men with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Have Worse Outcomes Compared to Older Men-An Exploratory Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- An Increasing Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Trajectory Predicts Organ Failure in Critically-Ill Male Trauma Patients. An Exploratory Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Impact of age on acute post-TBI neuropathology in mice expressing humanized tau: a Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium Study.Brain injury · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the effects of age and sex on 30-, 60-, and 90-day hospital readmission after acute hospital discharge for individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
designRetrospective cohort study.
settingAcute hospitals and postacute discharge settings.
participantsIndividuals (N=52,877) with Diagnosis Related Group codes of TBI, who were divided into 4 age groups: 18 to 40, 41 to 65, 66 to 75, and ≥76 years.
interventionsNot applicable.
main outcome measuresAll-cause hospital readmission.
resultsSex differences in 30-, 60-, and 90-day hospital readmission were found among all age groups (P<.05 for all). The largest sex differences in hospital readmission were in the 2 oldest groups (66-75 and ≥76y). For both sexes, the oldest group (≥76y) had the highest adjusted 90-day readmission risk (eg, 90-d readmission: odds ratio, 2.32 [95% confidence interval, 2.01-2.69] for men; odds ratio, 1.96 [95% confidence interval, 1.59-2.43] for women). Among those readmitted within 90 days, the youngest group (18-40y) had the highest cumulative readmission percentage (35% for both sexes) within the first week of hospital discharge.
conclusionsAge and sex were significantly associated with hospital readmission during the first 90 days postdischarge in our TBI sample. Specifically, those aged 66 to 75 or ≥76 years had the highest readmission risk over 90 days for both sexes. The findings suggest that clinicians should consider age and sex in discharge planning and for the entire episode of care for the population with TBI.
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