title: Risk of readmission to hospital for pediatric asthma.
abstract: To describe risk for hospital readmission for pediatric asthma occurring within 12 months of index hospital admission, we reviewed the medical records of all pediatric (age < 15 years) patients admitted for asthma to the Kaiser Foundation Hospital (KFH), Hayward, California, between September 30, 1991 and June 30, 1993. Patients aged < 5 years or who had a history of prior hospital admission were at high risk for hospital readmission within 12 months of the index admission. A single-session asthma class did not reduce risk for hospital readmission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Hayward, California 94589-2485, USA.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Farber
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors