Simple clinical variables are markers of the propensity for readmission in patients hospitalized with heart failure

Multicenter randomised trial on home-based telemanagement to prevent hospital readmission of patients with chronic heart failure

“…The HF population consumes a large proportion of health care resources and the main cost is hospitalisations [3,20]. Hospital readmission rate during the first 6 months after discharge is about 44% [4,21] even though most of them should be regarded as probably preventable [22].…”

“…Data reveal increasing rate of HF readmission from 10 to 19% at 2 weeks [1] to as high as 50% within 3 months [2,3]. In the Italian TEMISTOCLE study a six-month readmission rate of 45% was reported [4].…”

The Surgical Revolving Door: Risk Factors for Hospital Readmission

“…A number of studies have tried to identify which patients are most at risk for unplanned readmission in order to develop effective interventions [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. Unfortunately, the relative lack of uniform terminology and methodology makes interpretation of these studies difficult.…”

“…Many studies have tried to identify risk factors for early readmission in specific patient populations, such as the elderly [7], veterans [8], patients with heart failure [9], or patients who have experienced a particular surgical procedure [10][11][12][13][14]. Several systematic reviews have been conducted to try to interpret the various risk factors identified in these studies in a more generalized patient population [15,16].…”

Gender Related Issues in the Management of Heart Failure

“…There are inconsistent results regarding gender differences with regard to hospital admission. Most, [54][55][56] but not all, [57][58] of the previous published studies that included gender-specific outcomes have reported no significant differences between men and women with regard to risk of any rehospitalization.…”