Synapse
⌘+K
Synapse
PulseExploreClubsResearchersJournals
Instagram
HomeClubsExplore
February 1, 2013Hospital Practice

Health Care Utilization, Costs, and Readmission Rates Associated With Hyponatremia

View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Why the study?

Does a primary diagnosis of hyponatremia increase hospital resource usage, costs, and 30-day readmission rates in hospitalized patients?

Population

Hospitalized patients with a primary discharge diagnosis of hyponatremia identified from the Premier…

Comparison

Primary diagnosis of hyponatremia vs Non-hyponatremic patients matched using exact…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

30-day

Authors

SDSteven DeitelzweigVascular MedicineAAAlpesh AminHeart Failure / CardiomyopathyRCRudell ChristianOtsuka (United States)

Discussion

Loading...

Member takes

Implication

Hyponatremia flags higher readmission risk and costs; leaves open whether targeted correction improves outcomes.

Structured PICO

Does a primary diagnosis of hyponatremia increase hospital resource usage, costs, and 30-day readmission rates in hospitalized patients?

P
Population
Hospitalized patients with a primary discharge diagnosis of hyponatremia (aged ≥ 18 years) identified from the Premier Perspective™ database (January 1, 2007-March 31, 2010)
I
Intervention
Primary diagnosis of hyponatremia
C
Comparator
Non-hyponatremic (non-HN) patients matched using exact patient characteristic matching and propensity score matching
O
Outcome
Hospital resource usage, costs, and 30-day readmission rates

Patients hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of hyponatremia have significantly higher hospital costs, longer lengths of stay, and a nearly 5-fold increased risk of 30-day readmission compared to matched non-hyponatremic patients.

Cite This Study

Deitelzweig et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70dc995d37378ac1de0732https://doi.org/10.3810/hp.2013.02.1014
View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Also Consider

Synapse has enriched 4 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

  1. 1Evaluation of incremental healthcare resource burden and readmission rates associated with hospitalized hyponatremic patients in the US2012 · 52 citations
  2. 2Epidemiology, clinical and economic outcomes of admission hyponatremia among hospitalized patients2008 · 326 citations
  3. 3Parametric modelling of cost data in medical studies2004 · 101 citations
  4. 4Management of hyponatremia: Providing treatment and avoiding harm2010 · 79 citations