Risk factors associated with 30-day hospital readmissions among persons living with HIV in Nantong, China
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Published:2023-03-19
Issue:7
Volume:34
Page:468-475
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ISSN:0956-4624
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Container-title:International Journal of STD & AIDS
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Int J STD AIDS
Author:
Wang Wei12,
Huang Hao1,
Cao Yuxin1,
Duan Xiaoyang1,
Li Min1,
Qin Gang1,
Zou Meiyin3,
Zhuang Xun1ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nantong University, China
2. Department of GCP Research Center, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China
3. Department of Infectious Diseases, Affiliated Nantong Hospital 3 of Nantong University, China
Abstract
Objective To estimate 30-day hospital readmission rates among persons living with HIV (PLWH) at the Nantong Infectious Disease Hospital in China and analyse the related risk factors. Methods A single-centre retrospective cohort study was conducted. There were 894 PLWH records obtained from the electronic medical record (EMR) system at the Nantong Infectious Disease Hospital in China, from October 2013 to February 2018. The 30-day readmission rates were calculated, and the risk factors were analysed by generalised estimating equations (GEEs). Results A total of 1153 hospitalizations from 894 patients were recorded between October 2013 and February 2018. The median time of 30-day readmissions was 13 days (interquartile range (IQR), 6–23). The reasons for all causes, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-defining illnesses (ADIs), and non-AIDS-defining infections (non-ADIs) were 9.08, 13.52, and 7.91%, respectively. The results from the GEE analysis demonstrated that the risk factors associated with 30-days readmissions were as follows: no antiretroviral therapy (ART) prior to hospitalisations (odds ratio (OR) = 1.90, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.21–3.00), low CD4 counts (OR = 2.17, 95% CI: 1.33–3.54), and multiple comorbidities (OR = 6.45, 95% CI: 1.62–25.73). Conclusion Early detection of HIV infection and early initiation of ART treatment are the keys to controlling 30-day readmissions.
Funder
Nantong Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology, China
Postgraduate Research and Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province
The Key Project of Philosophy and Social Sciences Research in Jiangsu Education Department
National Science and Technology Major Project
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Pharmacology (medical),Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Dermatology