Patterns of multimorbidity associated with 30-day readmission: a multinational study

• Main Authors: Carole E. Aubert (Author), Jeffrey L. Schnipper (Author), Niklaus Fankhauser (Author), Pedro Marques-Vidal (Author), Jérôme Stirnemann (Author), Andrew D. Auerbach (Author), Eyal Zimlichman (Author), Sunil Kripalani (Author), Eduard E. Vasilevskis (Author), Edmondo Robinson (Author), Joshua Metlay (Author), Grant S. Fletcher (Author), Andreas Limacher (Author), Jacques Donzé (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Multimorbidity is associated with higher healthcare utilization; however, data exploring its association with readmission are scarce. We aimed to investigate which most important patterns of multimorbidity are associated with 30-day readmission. Methods We used a multinational re...