Unplanned 30-day readmissions, comorbidity and impact on one-year mortality following incident heart failure hospitalisation in Western Australia, 2001-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Readmissions within 30 days after heart failure (HF) hospitalisation is considered an important healthcare quality metric, but their impact on medium-term mortality is unclear within an Australian setting. We determined the frequency, risk predictors and relative mortality risk of 30-day unplanned readmission in patients following an incident HF hospitalisation.

Methods

From the Western Australian Hospitalisation Morbidity Data Collection we identified patients aged 25-94 years with an incident (first-ever) HF hospitalisation as a principal diagnosis between 2001 and 2015, and who survived to 30-days post discharge. Unplanned 30-day readmissions were categorised by principal diagnosis. Logistic and Cox regression analysis determined the independent predictors of u

SUBMITTER: Weber C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9843857 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature