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Table 3 Adjusted median Incremental cost within 90 days after discharge associated with potentially preventable HACs

From: Health care costs associated with hospital acquired complications in patients with chronic kidney disease

Discharge to 90 days cost

Incremental cost (95% CI)

Ambulatory care costs with ≥1 preventable complications

119 (74–164)

Physician claim costs with ≥1 preventable complications

71 (54–89)

Readmission

1429 (1150–1709)

Total

1471 (844–2099)

  1. - Adjusted for age, admission type (elective vs urgent), gender, LOS, severity of CKD, non-preventable complications, and 16 comorbid conditions
  2. - Reference; admissions without potentially preventable HACs. All analyses were statistically significant (P_value < 0.05)
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BMC Nephrology

ISSN: 1471-2369

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