Outcomes after readmission at the index or nonindex hospital following acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock.

ABSTRACT: Little is known about the prevalence and outcomes of readmission to nonindex hospitals after an admission for acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock (AMI-CS). We aimed to determine the rate of nonindex readmissions following AMI-CS and to evaluate its association with clinical factors, hospitalization cost, length of stay (LOS), and in-hospital mortality rates.

Hypothesis

Nonindex readmission may lead to worse in-hospital outcomes.

Methods

We reviewed the data of inpatients with AMI-CS between 2010 and 2017 using the National Readmission Database. The survey analytical methods recommended by the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project were used for national estimates. Multiple regression models were used to evaluate the predictors of nonindex readmission

SUBMITTER: Lin Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7852161 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature