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Journal of Medical Economics study: Rate of VTE-related readmissions for 6 primary discharge diagnoses
Submitted by Charlene Ice on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 11:53
- For those initially hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of infectious diseases, the rate of VTE-related hospital readmission: 2.0%
- For those initially hospitalized for respiratory diseases: 1.6%
- Cancer had the highest rate: 3.9%, of which 51.3% were for a primary diagnosis of VTE
- For those initially hospitalized for heart failure: 1.9%
- For those initially hospitalized for ischemic stroke: 1.4%
- For those initially hospitalized for rheumatic diseases: 1.7%
Notes: VTE is venous thromboembolism. Authors of the study: Alpesh Amin ORCID Icon, Steven Deitelzweig, Iwona Bucior, Jay Lin, Melissa Lingohr-Smith, Brandy Menges & W Richey Neuman.
Source: Journal of Medical Economics, May 14, 2019, "Frequency of hospital readmissions for venous thromboembolism and associated hospital costs and length of stay among acute medically ill patients in the US."
Source URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13696998.2019.1...
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