Nonadherence to CPAP Associated With Increased 30-Day Hospital Readmissions.

ABSTRACT: STUDY OBJECTIVES:The primary objective of this study was to determine if nonadherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is associated with increased 30-day all-cause, cardiovascular-cause, and pulmonary-cause hospital readmissions. METHODS:Retrospective cohort study at a Veterans Affairs hospital of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who were hospitalized from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2015. Odds ratio of 30-day readmission was calculated for all-cause, cardiovascular-cause, and pulmonary-cause readmissions. Logistic regression model was used to evaluate odds of nonadherent versus adherent group while adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, living situation, race, comorbidities, and medication adherence. RESULTS:Out of 2,077 records reviewed, 345 patients (183 a

SUBMITTER: Truong KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5786836 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature