July 30, 2024

6665 Exploring factors associated with readmission rates for medically unstable adolescents admitted with restrictive eating disorders

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LELowri Edwards AOA. O’DonnellUniversity College Dublin JSJ SongSehan University

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Retrospective review demonstrates significant weight loss preceding hospital readmission in adolescents with restrictive eating disorders, highlighting the need for closer post-discharge support.

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Hospital readmission for restrictive eating disorders is marked by substantial post-discharge weight loss, compromising initial inpatient stabilization gains.
Around 15.8% of patients required hospital readmission, presenting with a marked drop to 85.98% mean ideal body weight after initial medical stabilisation.
Retrospective review of a prospective database evaluated 76 adolescent admissions, indicating that tailored psychotropic medication and outpatient support may reduce readmissions.

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Edwards et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e5e812b6db64358757d2f8 https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-rcpch.672

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Retrospective review demonstrates significant weight loss preceding hospital readmission in adolescents with restrictive eating disorders, highlighting the need for closer post-discharge support.

6665 Exploring factors associated with readmission rates for medically unstable adolescents admitted with restrictive eating disorders

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6665 Exploring factors associated with readmission rates for medically unstable adolescents admitted with restrictive eating disorders

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