Trends in 30-day readmissions following hospitalisation for heart failure by sex, socioeconomic status and ethnicity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reducing the high patient and economic burden of early readmissions after hospitalisation for heart failure (HF) has become a health policy priority of recent years.

Methods

An observational study linking Hospital Episode Statistics to socioeconomic and death data in England (2002-2018). All first hospitalisations with a primary discharge code for HF were identified. Quasi-poisson models were used to investigate trends in 30-day readmissions by age, sex, socioeconomic status and ethnicity.

Findings

There were 698,983 HF admissions, median age 81 years [IQR 14].In-hospital deaths reduced by 0.7% per annum (pa), whilst additional deaths at 30-days remained stable at 5%. Age adjusted 30-day readmissions (21% overall), increased by 1.4% pa (95% CI 1.3-1.5). Rea

SUBMITTER: Lawson C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8283308 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature