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National Estimates of 30-Day Unplanned Readmissions of Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis
Author(s) -
Lili Chan,
Kinsuk Chauhan,
Priti Poojary,
Aparna Saha,
Elizabeth J. Hammer,
Joseph A. Vassalotti,
Lindsay E. Jubelt,
Bart S. Ferket,
Steven G. Coca,
Girish N. Nadkarni
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.02600317
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , hemodialysis , concordance , confidence interval , emergency medicine , logistic regression , retrospective cohort study , myocardial infarction , dialysis
Patients on hemodialysis have high 30-day unplanned readmission rates. Using a national all-payer administrative database, we describe the epidemiology of 30-day unplanned readmissions in patients on hemodialysis, determine concordance of reasons for initial admission and readmission, and identify predictors for readmission.

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