Urban-rural differences in mortality for atrial fibrillation hospitalizations in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular outcomes vary between urban and rural hospitals, with worse outcomes in rural settings.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to examine whether in-hospital mortality for hospitalization for atrial fibrillation (AF) varied between urban and rural hospitals.

Methods

A cross-sectional examination of patients who were hospitalized for AF was performed in the National Inpatient Sample between 2012 and 2014 to compare in-hospital mortality in patients admitted to urban vs rural hospitals. Patients with a principal International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision discharge diagnosis of AF were included. Hospitals were classified as urban or rural on the basis of core-based statistical areas. In-hospital mortality was defined as death due

SUBMITTER: O'Neal WT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5801039 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature