Hospital Readmission among New Dialysis Patients Associated with Young Age and Poor Functional Status | Zendy

LaTonya J. Hickson | Zendy; Björg Thorsteinsdottir | Zendy; Priya Ramar | Zendy; Megan S. Reinalda | Zendy; Cynthia S. Crowson | Zendy; Amy W. Williams | Zendy; Robert C. Albright | Zendy; Macaulay Onuigbo | Zendy; Andrew D. Rule | Zendy; Nilay D. Shah | Zendy

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Hospital Readmission among New Dialysis Patients Associated with Young Age and Poor Functional Status

Author(s) -

LaTonya J. Hickson,

Björg Thorsteinsdottir,

Priya Ramar,

Megan S. Reinalda,

Cynthia S. Crowson,

Amy W. Williams,

Robert C. Albright,

Macaulay Onuigbo,

Andrew D. Rule,

Nilay D. Shah

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

the nephron journals/nephron journals

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951

H-Index - 72

eISSN - 2235-3186

pISSN - 1660-8151

DOI - 10.1159/000485985

Subject(s) - medicine , dialysis , creatinine , hemodialysis , kidney disease , emergency medicine , pediatrics

Over one-third of hospital discharges among dialysis patients are followed by 30-day readmission. The first year after dialysis start is a high-risk time frame. We examined the rate, causes, timing, and predictors of 30-day readmissions among adult, incident dialysis patients.

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