Population
107,940 prevalent United States hemodialysis patients with 248,680 index hospital discharges
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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70% of 30-day HD readmissions may be avoidable; leaves open whether targeted transitions reduce risk before practice change.
Nearly three-quarters of 30-day hospital readmissions among US hemodialysis patients are potentially avoidable, highlighting a major target for improving care transitions.
Mathew et al. (2017) studied this question.
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