Factors Predicting 90-Day Readmissions for US Older Adult Burn Patients From the 2016-2018 Nationwide Readmissions Database.

ABSTRACT: Older adults with burn injuries have a high risk of readmission after the initial burn admission. Frailty is associated with poor outcomes from the initial burn injury, however, it remains unknown if frailty impacts readmission in older adults after the initial index burn admission. Our study aims to examine patient, frailty, burn, surgical, and hospital factors that contribute to 90-day readmissions in older adults with an acute burn. Patients ≥ 50 years of age with an acute burn diagnosis in the Nationwide Readmissions Database (2016-2018) were included. Patients who died during index admissions were excluded from the readmission analysis. Patient, burn, hospital stay, and hospital characteristics were analyzed. Using variables significant from univariate logistic regression analysis, we

SUBMITTER: Yi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11073578 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature