In-Hospital vs 30-Day Sepsis Mortality at US Safety-Net and Non-Safety-Net Hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

In-hospital mortality of patients with sepsis is frequently measured for benchmarking, both by researchers and policymakers. Prior studies have reported higher in-hospital mortality among patients with sepsis at safety-net hospitals compared with non-safety-net hospitals; however, in critically ill patients, in-hospital mortality rates are known to be associated with hospital discharge practices, which may differ between safety-net hospitals and non-safety-net hospitals.

Objective

To assess how admission to safety-net hospitals is associated with 2 metrics of short-term mortality (in-hospital mortality and 30-day mortality) and discharge practices among patients with sepsis.

Design, setting, and participants

Retrospective, national cohort study of Medicare

SUBMITTER: Law AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11143462 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature