Association Between Frailty Status and Readmissions in Hospitalized Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between frailty status and risk of readmissions, inpatient death, and cost of admission among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the National Readmissions Database. Using International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision codes, we identified individuals >18 years of age who had a primary or secondary diagnosis of SLE and were hospitalized between January and June 2018. Using the validated claims-based Hospital Frailty Risk Score, we categorized individuals as frail (score ≥ 5) or nonfrail (score < 5) at the time of index hospitalization. Our primary outcome was readmission rates post discharge from index hospitalizati

SUBMITTER: Leung C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11471951 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature