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## Abstract ## Objective Avoidable hospitalizations are hospitalizations for indications that could have been prevented by prompt and appropriate outpatient treatment. Avoidable hospitalizations thus serve as an indicator of poor access to, or underutilization of, medical care. This study examined risk factors for avoidable hospitalizations among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). ## Methods Data were obtained on acute‐care hospitalizations in a population‐based sample of 8,670 patients with SLE age ≥18 years hospitalized in New York state in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Hospitalizations were classified as avoidable based on the principal indication for hospitalization. Patient demographic and hospital characteristics were examined as risk factors. ## Results Of 16,751 hospitalizations, 2,123 (12.7%) were for avoidable conditions, most commonly pneumonia, congestive heart failure, and cellulitis. The likelihood of avoidable hospitalizations increased progressively with age, was higher among patients with Medicare than among those with other types of medical insurance, and was higher among those of lower socioeconomic status. Hospitalizations for avoidable conditions were le
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- Author
- Michael M. Ward
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0004-3591)
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)