Adverse Outcomes Associated with Preventable Complications in Hospitalized Patients with CKD.

ABSTRACT:

Background

and objectives Patients with CKD are at risk of hospital-acquired complications (HACs). We sought to determine the association of preventable HACs with mortality, length of stay (LOS), and readmission.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

All adults hospitalized from April of 2003 to March of 2008 in Alberta were characterized by kidney function and occurrence of preventable HACs. CKD was defined by eGFR<60 ml/min per 1.73 m² and/or albumin-to-creatinine ratio >3-30 mg/mmol for >3 months in the time frame from 365 to 90 days before admission. Regression models examined the association of HACs with outcomes.

Results

Of 536,549 hospitalizations, 8.5% (n=45,733) had CKD and 9.8% of patients with CKD had one or more potentially

SUBMITTER: Bohlouli B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5477214 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature