title: Predictors of early hospital readmission for asthma among inner-city children.
abstract: Factors associated with early asthma readmission have not been fully studied. To identify predictors of early readmission, we performed a matched case-control study of children discharged with primary diagnosis of asthma. Cases were readmitted with asthma within 30 days of discharge. Controls were not readmitted. Conditional logistic regression analysis was used. History of asthma hospitalization within the past 12 months was an independent predictor of early readmission (OR 1.89, p = 0.021). Modifiable factors such as medical treatment and management during and upon discharge from the index admission did not predict early asthma readmission.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10467, USA. pozuah@montefiore.org
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reznik
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hailpern
authors.forename: Philip O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Ozuah
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003422:Critical Care; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012138:Respiratory Therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones