Hospital variation of outcomes in status epilepticus.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Understanding factors driving variation in status epilepticus outcomes would be critical to improve care. We evaluated the degree to which patient and hospital characteristics explained hospital-to-hospital variability in intubation and postacute outcomes.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study of Medicare beneficiaries admitted with status epilepticus between 2009 and 2019. Outcomes included intubation, discharge to a facility, and 30- and 90-day readmissions and mortality. Multilevel models calculated percent variation in each outcome due to hospital-to-hospital differences.

Results

We included 29 150 beneficiaries. The median age was 68 years (interquartile range [IQR] = 57-78), and 18 084 (62%) were eligible for Medicare due to disability. The med

SUBMITTER: Terman SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11087197 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature