HIV and early hospital readmission: evaluation of a tertiary medical facility in Lilongwe, Malawi.
BMC Health Serv Res
; 18(1): 225, 2018 04 02.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Delivery of quality healthcare in resource-limited settings is an important, understudied public health priority. Thirty-day (early) hospital readmission is often avoidable and an important indicator of healthcare quality.METHODS:
We investigated the prevalence of all-cause early readmission and its associated factors using age and sex adjusted risk ratios (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). A retrospective review of the medical ward database at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi was conducted between February and December 2013.RESULTS:
There were 3547 patients with an index admission of which 2776 (74.4%) survived and were eligible for readmission. Among these patients 49.7% were male, mean age was 39.7 years, 36.1% were HIV-positive, 34.6% were HIV-negative, and 29.3% were HIV-unknown. The prevalence of early hospital readmission was 5.5%. Diagnoses associated with 30-day readmission were HIV-positive status (RR = 2.41; 95% CI 1.64-3.53) and malaria (RR = 0.45; 95% CI 0.22-0.91). Other factors associated with readmission were multiple diagnoses (excluding HIV) (RR = 1.52; 95% CI 1.11-2.06), and prolonged length of stay (≥ 16 days) at the index hospitalization (RR = 3.63; 95% CI 1.72-7.67).CONCLUSION:
Targeting HIV-infected inpatients with multiple diagnoses and longer index hospitalizations may prevent early readmission and improve quality of care.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Readmissão do Paciente
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Infecções por HIV
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article