Incidence and predictors of 30-day hospital readmissions for liver cirrhosis: insights from the United States National Readmissions Database.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cirrhosis is associated with substantial inpatient morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to determine the trends in 30-day hospital readmission rates among patients with cirrhosis and identify factors associated with these readmissions.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis of data retrieved from the Nationwide Readmissions Database to determine trends in 30-day readmission for patients discharged with a diagnosis of cirrhosis in 2010 through 2014. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify predictors of readmission.

Results

Among 303,346 patients identified from the database, the 30-day readmission rate for patients with a discharge diagnosis of cirrhosis was 31.4% (n=95,298). The trends in the readmission rates remained ste

SUBMITTER: Garg SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8339830 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature