Discharge Medical Complexity, Change in Medical Complexity and Pediatric 30-day Readmission.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While medical complexity is associated with pediatric readmission risk, less is known about how increases in medical complexity during hospitalization affect readmission risk.

Methods

We conducted a five-year retrospective, case-control study of pediatric hospitalizations at a tertiary care children's hospital. Cases with a 30-day unplanned readmission were matched to controls based on admission seasonality and distance from the hospital. Complexity variables included the number of medications prescribed at discharge, medical technology, and the need for home healthcare services. Change in medical complexity variables included new complex chronic conditions and new medical technology. We estimated odds of 30-day unplanned readmission using adjusted conditional log

SUBMITTER: Auger KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6686738 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature