Risk factors for 30-day readmission in adults hospitalized for pulmonary hypertension.

ABSTRACT: Readmissions for pulmonary hypertension are poorly understood and understudied. We sought to determine national estimates and risk factors for 30-day readmission after pulmonary hypertension-related hospitalizations. We utilized the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Readmission Database, which has weighted estimates of roughly 35 million discharges in the US. Adult patients with primary International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification diagnosis codes of 416.0 and 416.8 for primary and secondary pulmonary hypertension with an index admission between 2012 and 2014 and any readmission within 30 days of the index event were identified. Predictors of 30-day readmission were identified using multivariable logistic regression with adjustment for cova

SUBMITTER: Bhattacharya PT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7686634 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature