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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedDonnelly JP, Hohmann SF, Wang HE
Unplanned readmissions after hospitalization for severe sepsis at academic medical center-affiliated hospitals.
The researchers sought to characterize 7- and 30-day readmission rates following hospital admission for severe sepsis as well as institutional variations in readmission. They concluded that severe sepsis readmission places a substantial burden on the healthcare system, with one in 15 and one in five severe sepsis discharges readmitted within 7 and 30 days, respectively.
AHRQ-funded; HS013852.
Citation: Donnelly JP, Hohmann SF, Wang HE .
Unplanned readmissions after hospitalization for severe sepsis at academic medical center-affiliated hospitals.
Crit Care Med 2015 Sep;43(9):1916-27. doi: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000001147..
Keywords: Hospital Readmissions, Hospitals, Risk, Sepsis
Wang HE, Donnelly JP, Shapiro NI
Hospital variations in severe sepsis mortality.
The authors characterized variations in severe sepsis mortality between hospitals in the United States. They used hospital discharge data from the University HealthSystem Consortium and found variations in institutional severe sepsis observed mortality rates and observed-to-expected mortality ratios.
AHRQ-funded; HS019465; HS013852.
Citation: Wang HE, Donnelly JP, Shapiro NI .
Hospital variations in severe sepsis mortality.
Am J Med Qual 2015 Jul-Aug;30(4):328-36. doi: 10.1177/1062860614534461.
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Keywords: Data, Hospitals, Mortality, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Sepsis