Reasons and Risk Factors for Readmission Following Hospitalization for Community-acquired Pneumonia in South Korea / 결핵
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 147-156, 2020.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-816694
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Limited studies have been performed to assess readmission following hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in an Asian population. We evaluated the rates, reasons, and risk factors for 30-day readmission following hospitalization for CAP in the general adult population of Korea.METHODS:
We performed a retrospective observational study of 1,021 patients with CAP hospitalized at Yeungnam University from March 2012 to February 2014. The primary end point was all-cause hospital readmission within 30 days following discharge after the initial hospitalization. Hospital readmission was classified as pneumonia-related or pneumonia-unrelated readmission.RESULTS:
During the study period, 862 patients who survived to hospital discharge were eligible for inclusion and among them 72 (8.4%) were rehospitalized within 30 days. In the multivariable analysis, pneumonia-related readmission was associated with para/hemiplegia, malignancy, pneumonia severity index class ≥4 and clinical instability ≥1 at hospital discharge. Comorbidities such as chronic lung disease and chronic kidney disease, treatment failure, and decompensation of comorbidities were associated with the pneumonia-unrelated 30-day readmission rate.CONCLUSION:
Rehospitalizations within 30 days following discharge were frequent among patients with CAP. The risk factors for pneumonia-related and -unrelated readmission were different. Aspiration prevention, discharge at the optimal time, and close monitoring of comorbidities may reduce the frequency of readmission among patients with CAP.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
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