ASSOCIATION OF OBESITY WITH 30-DAY READMISSION RATES AMONG PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH ACUTE BACTERIAL SKIN AND SKIN-STRUCTURE INFECTIONS (ABSSSI)
Author(s)
Ayyagari R1, Revol C2, Tang W2, Faust E1, Tuttle EG3
1Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USA, 2Analysis Group, Inc., New York, NY, USA, 3Analysis Group, Inc, Menlo Park, CA, USA
OBJECTIVES: Obesity is associated with increased risk of soft tissue infection and clinical failure; however, the association between obesity and longer-term clinical outcomes in ABSSSI patients is not well-studied. This study compared hospital readmission rates between obese and non-obese ABSSSI patients. METHODS: Adults (>18 years) hospitalized with ≥1 primary ABSSSI diagnosis were selected from the Cerner HealthFacts electronic medical records database (2009-2013). The first primary ABSSSI inpatient admission was defined as the index admission. Patients were categorized into obese (BMI>30) and non-obese cohorts at the index admission. Proportions of patients with all-cause and ABSSSI-related readmission to the same hospital within 30 days were compared between the cohorts descriptively (in subgroups defined by gender, age, and causative pathogen) and using multivariable logistic regression adjusting for hospital size, demographics, insurance type, causative pathogen, and important comorbidities. RESULTS:
Conference/Value in Health Info
2015-05, ISPOR 2015, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Value in Health, Vol. 18, No. 3 (May 2015)
Code
PSS41
Topic
Economic Evaluation
Topic Subcategory
Cost/Cost of Illness/Resource Use Studies
Disease
Sensory System Disorders