Association between the Charlson Comorbidity Index and the risk of 30-day unplanned readmission in patients receiving maintenance dialysis

Association between the Charlson Comorbidity Index and the risk of 30-day unplanned readmission in patients receiving maintenance dialysis

Abstract Background Patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) are frequently hospitalized. Reducing unplanned 30-day hospital readmissions is a key priority for improving the quality of health care. The purpose of this study was to assess the association between t...

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Main Authors: Yu Lin, Chao Yang, Hong Chu, Jingyi Wu, Ke Lin, Ying Shi, Haibo Wang, Guilan Kong, Luxia Zhang, on behalf of China Kidney Disease Network Working Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
30-Day Readmission
Comorbidity
Charlson Comorbidity Index
Hemodialysis
Peritoneal dialysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1538-0

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