Factors influencing emergency medical readmission risk in a UK district general hospital: A prospective study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Over recent years increased emphasis has been given to performance monitoring of NHS hospitals, including overall number of hospital readmissions, which however are often sub-optimally adjusted for case-mix. We therefore conducted a study to examine the effect of various patient and disease factors on the risk of emergency medical readmission. METHODS: The study setting was a District General Hospital in Greater Manchester and the study period was 4.5-years. All index emergency medical admission during the study period leading to a live discharge were included in the study (n = 20,209). A multivariable proportional hazards modelling was used, based on Hospital Episodes Statistics data, to examine the influence of various baseline factors on readmission risk. Deprivation status

SUBMITTER: Lyratzopoulos G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC548275 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature