| Factor Information | |
|---|---|
| Data ID | 3229 |
| Factor | hospital discharge on a Friday or a Saturday |
| Description | N/A |
| Biomarker | NA |
| Classification | A6 (clinical factor - other) |
| Association | |
|---|---|
| Application | risk assessment and prognosis |
| Objective | Little is known about the factors that predispose children with congenital heart disease (CHD) to readmission soon after hospital discharge. We sought to determine rates and risk factors for hospital readmission within 7 month among children with CHD. |
| Conclusion | Readmission occurred after 1 in 7 hospitalizations. Infants and patients with severe CHD lesions were among those more likely to be readmitted. The risk of readmission may be reduced by avoiding hospital discharge at the beginning of a weekend. Further studies are needed to determine if targeted interventions will reduce readmission rates in highrisk patients. |
| Risk Factor | unknown |
| CHD Type | |
|---|---|
| ID | 663 |
| CHD Type | isolated CHD/non-isolated CHD |
| CHD Subtype | TA/TGA/TOF/UVH/AVC/HLHS/VSD/ASD/UDSC/APA/TVD/EA/AS/AI/MS/MI/PDA/CoA/AGV/other |
| Reference | |
|---|---|
| PMID | 18294499 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Title | Hospital readmissions in children with congenital heart disease: A population-based study |
| Sample | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population | infants and children | |
| Source | patients' data | |
| Region | Quebac, Canada | |
| Method | generalized Cox proportional hazards analysis | |
| Race | Canadian | |
| Disease History | N/A | |
| Treatment History | N/A | |
| Group | hospital discharge on a Friday or a Saturday(Treatment) | hospital discharge on other days(Control) |
| Number | N/A | N/A |
| Age | N/A | N/A |
| Gender (Male: Female) | N/A | N/A |
| Marker Level | N/A | N/A |
