Open AccessHospital Readmission among New Dialysis Patients Associated with Young Age and Poor Functional Status
Author(s) -
La Tonya 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.