Prevalence, Reasons, and Predisposing Factors Associated with 30-day Hospital Readmissions in Poland.

ABSTRACT: There is a growing interest in quality issues associated with hospital care, with readmissions (rehospitalizations) being one of the main areas of interest. Retrospective data from a 914-bed university hospital in Bydgoszcz, Poland, was used to identify 30-day readmissions in 2015. We developed a catalogue of reasons for rehospitalization and differentiated between planned and unplanned readmissions, as well as those related and unrelated to index (initial) hospitalization. Multilevel logistic regression was used to determine factors associated with readmission risk. A total of 12.5% of patients were readmitted within 30 days of being discharged. The highest readmission rates were identified in pediatric, transplantation, and urology patients. The highest share of readmissions was due to t

SUBMITTER: Krys J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6651338 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature