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Association between Severity of Anemia and 30-Day Readmission Rate : Archival Data of 847 Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Joint Authors
Cohn, Tanya M.
Busse, Jorge C.
Butao, Rosalina
Lamoureux, Julie
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Hospitals today are facing adjustments to reimbursements from excessive readmission rates.
One of the most common and expensive causes of readmissions is exacerbation of a heart failure condition.
The objective of this paper was to determine if there was an association between the presence of anemia in patients with acute decompensated heart failure and their readmission rate.
Using archival data of 4 hospitals in the Miami area, a sample of 847 inpatients with a diagnostic related group (DRG) of HF at discharge was considered.
There was a significant association between low hemoglobin values and a high rate of readmissions at 14 days and at 30 days in subjects with normal sodium and creatinine values.
For subjects with low sodium and high creatinine values, a higher readmission rate was seen in men with low hemoglobin but not in women.
These results support a prospective effort to measure the impact of anemia and its treatment on readmission rates.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Busse, Jorge C.& Cohn, Tanya M.& Butao, Rosalina& Lamoureux, Julie. 2014. Association between Severity of Anemia and 30-Day Readmission Rate : Archival Data of 847 Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Advances in Nephrology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-458367
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Busse, Jorge C.…[et al.]. Association between Severity of Anemia and 30-Day Readmission Rate : Archival Data of 847 Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Advances in Nephrology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-458367
American Medical Association (AMA)
Busse, Jorge C.& Cohn, Tanya M.& Butao, Rosalina& Lamoureux, Julie. Association between Severity of Anemia and 30-Day Readmission Rate : Archival Data of 847 Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Advances in Nephrology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-458367
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-458367