Systematic Review of Hospital Readmissions in Stroke Patients
Joint Authors
Rao, Ahsan
Barrow, Emily
Vuik, Sabine
Aylin, Paul
Darzi, Ara
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-09-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Previous evidence on factors and causes of readmissions associated with high-impact users of stroke is scanty.
The aim of the study was to investigate common causes and pattern of short- and long-term readmissions stroke patients by conducting a systematic review of studies using hospital administrative data.
Common risk factors associated with the change of readmission rate were also examined.
Methods.
The literature search was conducted from 15 February to 15 March 2016 using various databases, such as Medline, Embase, and Web of Science.
Results.
There were a total of 24 studies ( n = 2 ,126,617) included in the review.
Only 4 studies assessed causes of readmissions in stroke patients with the follow-up duration from 30 days to 5 years.
Common causes of readmissions in majority of the studies were recurrent stroke, infections, and cardiac conditions.
Common patient-related risk factors associated with increased readmission rate were age and history of coronary heart disease, heart failure, renal disease, respiratory disease, peripheral arterial disease, and diabetes.
Among stroke-related factors, length of stay of index stroke admission was associated with increased readmission rate, followed by bowel incontinence, feeding tube, and urinary catheter.
Conclusion.
Although risk factors and common causes of readmission were identified, none of the previous studies investigated causes and their sequence of readmissions among high-impact stroke users.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rao, Ahsan& Barrow, Emily& Vuik, Sabine& Darzi, Ara& Aylin, Paul. 2016. Systematic Review of Hospital Readmissions in Stroke Patients. Stroke Research and Treatment،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rao, Ahsan…[et al.]. Systematic Review of Hospital Readmissions in Stroke Patients. Stroke Research and Treatment No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Rao, Ahsan& Barrow, Emily& Vuik, Sabine& Darzi, Ara& Aylin, Paul. Systematic Review of Hospital Readmissions in Stroke Patients. Stroke Research and Treatment. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1118499
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1118499