Factors Associated With 90-Day Readmission After Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: Linked Data From the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry

MF Kilkenny; LL Dalli; J Kim; V Sundararajan; NE Andrew; HM Dewey; T Johnston; SM Alif; RI Lindley; M Jude; D Blacker; N Gange; R Grimley; JM Katzenellenbogen; AG Thrift; NA Lannin; DA Cadilhac

Journal article

Factors Associated With 90-Day Readmission After Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: Linked Data From the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry

MF Kilkenny, LL Dalli, J Kim, V Sundararajan, NE Andrew, HM Dewey, T Johnston, SM Alif, RI Lindley, M Jude, D Blacker, N Gange, R Grimley, JM Katzenellenbogen, AG Thrift, NA Lannin, DA Cadilhac

Stroke | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2020

DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.026133

Abstract

Background and Purpose - Readmissions after stroke are common and appear to be associated with comorbidities or disability-related characteristics. In this study, we aimed to determine the patient and health-system level factors associated with all-cause and unplanned hospital readmission within 90 days after acute stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) in Australia. Methods - We used person-level linkages between data from the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (2009-2013), hospital admissions data and national death registrations from 4 Australian states. Time to first readmission (all-cause or unplanned) for discharged patients was examined within 30, 90, and 365 days, using competing..

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Vijaya Sundararajan Author

Sheikh Alif Author

Dominique Cadilhac Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

This study was funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) partnership grant (1034415), cofounded by Queensland Health, Monash University, Heart Foundation and Stroke Foundation. The Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR) received funding from a range of government, nongovernment, and industry sources. The following authors receive Research Fellowship support from the NHMRC: Drs Kilkenny (1109426), Andrew (1072053), and Profs Thrift (1042600), Lannin (1112158), and Cadilhac (1154273 co-funded by Heart Foundation). J.M. Katzenellenbogen receives Research Fellowship support from the Heart Foundation (Australia). L.L. Dalli is supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship.