Association of Early Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders with Unplanned Readmissions among Patients Hospitalized for Pneumonia.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

In the United States, approximately 20% of patients hospitalized with pneumonia are readmitted to a hospital within 30 days. Given the significant costs and healthcare system use resulting from unplanned readmissions, pneumonia readmission rates are a target of national quality measures. Patient do-not-resuscitate (DNR) status strongly influences hospital pneumonia mortality measures; however, associations between DNR status and 30-day readmissions after pneumonia are unclear.

Objectives

Determine the effect of accounting for patient DNR status on hospital readmission measures for pneumonia.

Methods

After excluding patients with missing data, those who died during the index hospitalization, those who were discharged against medical advice, those who did not

SUBMITTER: Mehta AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5291479 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature