Variation in Postsepsis Readmission Patterns: A Cohort Study of Veterans Affairs Beneficiaries.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Rehospitalization is common after sepsis, but little is known about the variation in readmission patterns across patient groups and care locations.

Objectives

To examine the variation in postsepsis readmission rates and diagnoses by patient age, nursing facility use, admission year, and hospital among U.S. Veterans Affairs (VA) beneficiaries.

Methods

Observational cohort study of VA beneficiaries who survived a sepsis hospitalization (2009-2011) at 114 VA hospitals, stratified by age (<65 vs. ≥65 yr), nursing home usage (none, chronic, or acute), year of admission (2009, 2010, 2011), and hospital. In the primary analysis, sepsis hospitalizations were identified using a previously validated method. Sensitivity analyses were performed using alternative definit

SUBMITTER: Prescott HC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5427729 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature