ArticlePloS one2026
Twelve‑month rehospitalization after IBD‑related hospitalization in Germany: A retrospective cohort study using administrative hospital data.
Article in PloS one, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
7 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimsRehospitalization is an important indicator of disease burden and healthcare utilization in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), yet real-world data from Germany remain scarce. This study aimed to describe 12‑month rehospitalization rates after IBD‑related inpatient treatment in Germany and to identify administrative and clinical factors recorded in hospital ICD‑10 coding that are associated with rehospitalization.
methodsIn this multicenter retrospective cohort study, anonymized administrative data from 49 German hospitals (Section 21 dataset, 2019-2023) were analyzed. Patients hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of Crohn's disease (ICD-10 K50) or ulcerative colitis (ICD-10 K51) were included. The primary endpoint was any rehospitalization within 12 months after the index admission. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression models were used to determine factors of rehospitalization.
resultsA total of 3,202 patients were included (51.3% Crohn's disease, 48.7% ulcerative colitis; mean age 44.2 years; 50.1% female). The 12-month rehospitalization rate was 22.6%, with a median time of 92 days (IQR 61-184). Independent factors in adjusted analyses were admission to a surgical department (AOR 1.79), peritoneal adhesions (AOR 1.98), type 2 diabetes mellitus (AOR 1.54), and hypokalemia (AOR 1.30). Age, sex, and IBD subtype showed no association.
conclusionUsing administrative hospital data, we identified several ICD-10-coded comorbidities and treatment characteristics associated with higher rehospitalization rates. These findings highlight subgroups that may benefit from improved post-discharge management, although clinical interpretation is limited by the administrative nature of the dataset.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.