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## Abstract ## Background The National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) established hospital readmission within 30 days as a benchmark for quality care in children with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). Among children with SCD, limited data exists to identify risk factors for readmission and whether they are modifiable. ## Procedure We performed a retrospective cohort study to identify risk factors for readmission. All admissions for children with SCD in a 1‐year period were reviewed; cases were defined as children with SCD readmitted within 30 days after their first admission during the study period and controls, children with SCD who were not readmitted. ## Results We identified 30 cases and 70 controls. No difference in demographic data was found between groups. The most common admission and readmission diagnosis was pain, 78 and 70%, respectively. The greatest risk factor for readmission was no outpatient hematology follow‐up within 30 days of discharge (OR 7.7, 95% CI 2.4–24.4). A diagnosis of asthma was also a risk factor for readmission (OR 2.9, 95% CI 1.2–7.3). Patients who required supplemental oxygen to maintain saturations in the normal rang

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Author

Melissa J. Frei‐Jones; Joshua J. Field; Michael R. DeBaun

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 1545-5009)

Published

2008

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)