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ArticleAnnals of medicine2022

Rate and predictors of 30-day readmission for

Asim Kichloo, Zain El-Amir, Dushyant Singh Dahiya, Mohammad Al-Haddad, Jagmeet Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Carlos Corpuz, Hafeez Shaka

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Article in Annals of medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Asim KichlooDepartment of Internal Medicine, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Saginaw, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4788-8572
Zain El-AmirDepartment of Internal Medicine, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Saginaw, MI, USA.
Dushyant Singh DahiyaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Saginaw, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8544-9039
Mohammad Al-HaddadDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1641-9976
Jagmeet SinghDepartment of Nephrology, Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7179-1020
Gurdeep SinghDepartment of Medicine and Endocrinology, Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Binghamton, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6044-7419
Carlos CorpuzDepartment of Internal Medicine, John H. Stronger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, USA.
Hafeez ShakaDepartment of Internal Medicine, John H. Stronger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9456-4581
Central Michigan University · USJohn H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County · USIndiana University School of MedicineOur Lady of Lourdes Medical Center · USSUNY Upstate Medical University · US

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Abstract

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methodsWe conducted a retrospective study of the Nationwide Readmissions Database to identify adult hospitalizations with a principal diagnosis of CDE for 2018. Individuals <18 years old and elective hospitalizations were excluded. Primary outcomes included readmission rate and the top ten principal diagnosis on readmission, while the secondary outcomes were inpatient mortality, hospital costs and independent predictors of 30-day all-cause readmissions. Furthermore, we devised a scoring system to estimate the risk of CDE readmissions. Stata® Version 16 was used for statistical analysis and

resultsWe identified 94,668 index hospitalizations and 18,296 readmissions at 30-days for CDE in 2018. The 30-day all-cause readmission rate was 25.7%. On readmission, CDE was the most common principal diagnosis (25.7%), followed by unspecified sepsis, and acute renal failure. A female predominance was also noted for index and 30-day readmissions of CDE. Compared to index admissions, we noted higher odds of inpatient mortality [4.4 vs 1.4%, Odds Ratio (OR):3.32, 95% Confidence Interval (CI):2.87-3.84,

conclusionThe all-cause 30-day readmission rate and inpatient mortality for CDE was 25.7% and 4.4%, respectively. Discharge AMA, DM and CKD were independent predictors for 30-day all-cause readmissions of CDE.KEY MESSAGEThe 30-day all-cause readmission rate for

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