Why the study?
Severe sepsis is a significant cause of healthcare use and morbidity among pediatric patients, but little is known about readmission diagnoses, their potential preventability, or how patterns compare with other acute medical hospitalizations.
Does pediatric severe sepsis hospitalization increase the rate of 30-day readmissions compared to other acute medical hospitalizations?
Does pediatric severe sepsis hospitalization increase the rate of 30-day readmissions compared to other acute medical hospitalizations?
More than one in six children surviving severe sepsis are rehospitalized within 30 days, a rate significantly higher than for other acute medical conditions, mostly for chemotherapy, device complications, or recurrent sepsis.
Sepsis hospitalization was associated with modestly higher pediatric 30-day readmissions; leaves open whether targeted prevention reduces recurrent events.
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