Identification of factors associated with high-cost use of inpatient care in chronic kidney disease: a registry study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore factors behind inpatient admissions by high-cost users (HCUs) in pre-end-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Design

Retrospective analysis of CKD.QLD Registry and hospital admissions of the Queensland Government Department of Health recorded between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2016.

Setting

Queensland public and private hospitals.

Participants

5096 individuals with CKD who consented to the CKD.QLD Registry via 1 of 11 participating sites.

Main outcomes

Associations of HCU status with patient characteristics, pathways and diagnoses behind hospital admissions at 12 months.

Results

Age, advanced CKD, primary renal diagnosis, cardiovascular disease and hypertension were predictors of the high-cost outcome. HCUs were more likely than n

SUBMITTER: Sowa PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8378349 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature