A Summary of Dexur’s Disease Burden Research Articles

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In Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA)

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By: James Pitt  May. 15, 2018

Dexur has covered a variety of disease burden metrics across states. Here is a summary of key articles by disease area.

Iron Deficiency Anemia

• Iron Deficiency Anemia is associated with a Longer Length of Stay for Hip & Knee Surgeries Based on a Five Hospital Study

Heart Failure

• Hospital Size Drives Inverse Correlation Between Length of Stay and 30-Day Readmissions for Heart Failure Patients in Missouri

• Hospitals Near St. Louis Serve Disproportionately More Heart Failure Patients With Complications Than Hospitals Elsewhere in Missouri

Hyperkalemia

• Data from Three New York Hospitals Show Hyperkalemia-Related Readmission Rates are Higher for Diabetic Patients

Hyponatremia

• Hyponatremia Separate Effects on ICU Admissions and Length of Stay May Present Opportunity to Reduce Length of Stay Among Heart Failure Patients in Maryland

• Hyponatremia Has Unusually Strong Role in DRG 291 Mortality at Johns Hopkins and Anne Arundel Hospitals

• Odds Ratio of ICU Stay With Hyponatremia Range From 0.86 to 2.44 in Maryland DRG 291 (Heart Failure & Shock) Patients

Osteoporosis

• Fracture-Related Readmission Rates in Women with Osteoporosis Nearly Double From 30 to 90 Days

ABSSSI

• In Most Louisiana Hospitals, Post-Surgical ABSSSI-Related 30-Day Readmission Rates Exceed National Average

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• COPD in Colorectal and Other Bowel Surgery Patients Increases Risk of ICU Stay By as Much as 32% in Wisconsin Hospitals

Venous Thromboembolism

• Patients With ICU Stays Are More Likely to Have VTE, With Odds Ratios From 1.09 to 2.92 in Major Massachusetts Hospitals

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