Key result
Escalation of diabetic treatments, especially from no anti-diabetic medications to insulin, was the strongest predictor of 30-day hospital readmission among patients with type 2 diabetes.
Population
52,070 patients ≥18 years old with type 2 diabetes and an initial hospitalization for any reason in the…
Design
Case-control
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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May inform readmission risk stratification in T2D; leaves open prospective validation before clinical use.
Case-Control (n=52,070)
Escalation of diabetic treatments, particularly from no medications to insulin, is a strong predictor of 30-day hospital readmission in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Eby et al. (2014) conducted a case-control in type 2 diabetes (n=52,070). Escalation of diabetic treatments and other clinical factors vs. Absence of risk factors / no escalation was evaluated on all-cause, 30 day hospital readmission. Escalation of diabetic treatments, especially from no anti-diabetic medications to insulin, was the strongest predictor of 30-day hospital readmission among patients with type 2 diabetes.
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