Graduation Year
2021
Embargo Period
7-14-2021
Document Type
Poster
Degree Name
Medical Doctor (MD)
Department
Critical Care
First Advisor
Christa Schorr
Subject(s)
Critical Care
Abstract
•Sepsis is the most expensive condition in hospitalized patients, recently reported to cost more than $23.7 billion per year (1). •Despite a decrease in mortality, the number of severe sepsis/septic shock (sepsis) cases have increased (2). •Sepsis survivors are at risk for unplanned readmissions, which are associated with increased mortality and discharge to hospice (2). •Psychiatric and social disorders have been associated with increased readmission rates in patients with heart failure, myocardial infarction, and pneumonia (3). •Ascertaining variables associated with sepsis readmissions may aid in identification of risk factors and opportunities for improvement (4, 5). •The purpose of this study is to evaluate if psychosocial conditions may be correlated with increased risk for readmission after a sepsis hospitalization.
Recommended Citation
Staman, Kali; Torchiano, Anna; Monta, Katrina; Hunter, Krystal; and Schorr, Christa, "Do psychosocial conditions contribute to hospital readmission in patients with sepsis?" (2021). Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Capstone Projects. 55.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/cmsru_capstones/55
