Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Hospital readmission among survivors of pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: an analysis of the nationwide readmissions database
Authors' conclusion
In a nationwide cohort of children surviving to discharge following an OHCA, more than 1 in 8 children had a readmission within 30-days of discharge. Reasons for readmission differed by etiology of cardiac arrest and were more likely to occur among patients with chronic comorbidities, longer lengths of hospitalization and those admitted to small cities or rural areas.
Study context
- Population
- Children who survived hospitalization following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)
- Participants
- 1,671 hospitalizations
- Outcome
- Readmission rate and primary diagnoses of readmission
- Follow-up
- Within 30 days of discharge
Methodological detailsNationwide Readmissions Database (2016-2019)
- Nationwide Readmissions Database (2016-2019)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
30-day readmission · 30 days
Readmitted within 30 days
13.5 %
227
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Risk factors for 30-day readmission (multivariable)
| OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Longer hospitalization | 1.01 (1.001–1.011) | |
| Comorbidities | 1.51 (1.04–2.19) | |
| Admission in larger cities | 0.65 (0.43–0.97) | |
| 0.512Odds ratio (log scale) |
Original publication
Hospital readmission among survivors of pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: an analysis of the nationwide readmissions database. Resuscitation. Published 30 September 2025. doi:10.
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