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Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 10/2017

26.06.2017 | Capsule Commentary

Capsule Commentary on McCoy Et al. Hospital Readmissions Among Commercially-Insured and Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries with Diabetes and the Impact of Severe Hypoglycemic and Hyperglycemic Events

verfasst von: Andrew R. Zullo, PharmD ScM PhD

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Ausgabe 10/2017

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This retrospective cohort study by McCoy et al.1 used administrative data from commercially insured and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with diabetes to describe the relative frequency of hospital readmissions for severe dysglycemia (hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia) and other causes. It also examined potential predictors of such events. The authors found that the all-cause 30-day readmission rate was 10.8%. Heart failure was the most common cause for readmission (8.9%), and severe dysglycemia accounted for 2.5% of readmissions (38.3% hyperglycemia, 61.0% hypoglycemia, 0.7% unspecified). Younger age, history of dysglycemia, and a higher Diabetes Complications Severity Index score were independent predictors of severe dysglycemia relative to other readmission causes. …
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Titel
Capsule Commentary on McCoy Et al. Hospital Readmissions Among Commercially-Insured and Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries with Diabetes and the Impact of Severe Hypoglycemic and Hyperglycemic Events
verfasst von
Andrew R. Zullo, PharmD ScM PhD
Publikationsdatum
26.06.2017
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe 10/2017
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-017-4109-8

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