Hospital readmission and healthcare utilization following sepsis in community settings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sepsis, the most expensive cause of hospitalization in the United States, is associated with high morbidity and mortality. However, healthcare utilization patterns following sepsis are poorly understood.

Objective

To identify patient-level factors that contribute to postsepsis mortality and healthcare utilization.

Design, setting, patients

A retrospective study of sepsis patients drawn from 21 community-based hospitals in Kaiser Permanente Northern California in 2010.

Measurements

We determined 1-year survival and use of outpatient and facility-based healthcare before and after sepsis and used logistic regression to identify the factors that contributed to early readmission (within 30 days) and high utilization (≥ 15% of living days spent in facility

SUBMITTER: Liu V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4241549 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature