Why the study?
Multimorbidity is linked to higher healthcare resource utilization, but data on the association of specific combinations of comorbidities with healthcare resource utilization are lacking.
Which combinations of chronic comorbidities are associated with the highest healthcare resource utilization among multimorbid medical inpatients?
Population
33,871 multimorbid medical inpatients discharged from three Swiss hospitals in 2010-2011
Comparison
Specific combinations of chronic comorbidities
Design
Multicentre retrospective cohort study
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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Specific comorbidity combinations may identify high-utilization inpatients for closer monitoring; leaves open whether targeted interventions improve outcomes in prospective studies.
Which combinations of chronic comorbidities are associated with the highest healthcare resource utilization among multimorbid medical inpatients?
Specific combinations of comorbidities, particularly those involving kidney disease for readmission and mental health disorders for length of stay, are strongly associated with increased healthcare resource utilization in multimorbid inpatients.
Aubert et al. (2019) studied this question.