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Infections Increase the Risk of 30-Day Readmissions Among Stroke Survivors.
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Stroke [Stroke] 2018 Dec; Vol. 49 (12), pp. 2999-3005. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Background and Purpose- Hospitals are increasingly using 30-day readmission (30dRA) to define the quality of care and reimbursement. We hypothesized that common infections occurring during the stroke stay are associated with 30dRA. Methods- We conducted a weighted analysis of the federally managed 2013 National Readmission Database to assess the relationship between infection during a stroke hospitalization and 30dRA among ischemic stroke survivors. Ischemic stroke, common infections (defined as sepsis, pneumonia, and urinary tract infection), and comorbidities were identified using International Classification of Diseases Ninth Revision ( ICD-9) diagnosis codes, and intravenous tPA (tissue-type plasminogen activator) or intra-arterial therapy was identified using ICD-9 procedure codes. Survey design logistic regression models were fit to estimate crude and adjusted odds ratios and 95% CI for the association between infections and 30dRA. Results- Among 319 317 ischemic stroke patients, 12.1% were readmitted within 30 days, and 29% had an infection during their index hospitalization. Patients with infection during their stroke admission had a 21% higher odds of being readmitted than patients without any type of infection (adjusted odds ratio, 1.21; 95% CI, 1.16-1.26). The association between infection and unplanned readmission was similar with an increased odds of unplanned readmission (adjusted odds ratio, 1.23; 95% CI, 1.18-1.29). When assessing specific types of infections, only urinary tract infections were associated with 30dRA in adjusted models (odds ratio, 1.10; 95% CI, 1.04-1.16). Conclusions- In a nationally representative cohort, patients who had a common infection during their stroke hospitalization were at increased odds of being readmitted. Patients with infection may benefit from earlier poststroke follow-up or closer monitoring.
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- Aftercare
Aged
Female
Gastrointestinal Diseases epidemiology
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Odds Ratio
Pneumonia epidemiology
Risk Factors
Sepsis epidemiology
Survivors
United States epidemiology
Urinary Tract Infections epidemiology
Infections epidemiology
Patient Readmission statistics & numerical data
Stroke epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1524-4628
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Stroke
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30571394
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.022837