Age-Stratified 30-day Rehospitalization and Mortality and Predictors of Rehospitalization Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Medicare Cohort Study.
Maria SchletzbaumAmy J H KindYi ChenBrad C AstorStacy P ArdoinAndrea L Gilmore-BykovskyiAnn M SheehyFarah Acher KaiksowW Ryan PowellChristie M BartelsPublished in: The Journal of rheumatology (2022)
Young adults with SLE on Medicare had very high 30-day rehospitalization at 36%. Considering socioeconomic disadvantage and comorbidities provided good prediction of rehospitalization risk, particularly in young adults. Young beneficiaries with SLE with comorbidities should be a focus of programs aimed at reducing rehospitalizations.