Hospitalization for Uncomplicated Hypertension: An Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (11) ◽  
pp. 1462-1469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin L. Walker ◽  
Guanmin Chen ◽  
Finlay A. McAlister ◽  
Norm R.C. Campbell ◽  
Brenda R. Hemmelgarn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ambulatory Care ◽  
Uncomplicated Hypertension ◽  
Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition ◽  
Ambulatory Care Sensitive

1074-P: Variation in Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition-Related Emergency Department Use among Adults with Diabetes over 2008-2014

Diabetes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1074-P
Author(s):  
TEG S. UPPAL ◽  
GAIL FERNANDES ◽  
JEEHEA SONYA HAW ◽  
MEGHA K. SHAH ◽  
SARA TURBOW ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Ambulatory Care ◽  
Emergency Department Use ◽  
Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition ◽  
Ambulatory Care Sensitive

Risk of Frequent Emergency Department Use Among an Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition Population

Medical Care ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 248-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Hudon ◽  
Josiane Courteau ◽  
Yohann M. Chiu ◽  
Maud-Christine Chouinard ◽  
Marie-France Dubois ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Ambulatory Care ◽  
Emergency Department Use ◽  
Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition ◽  
Ambulatory Care Sensitive

Mortality related to ambulatory care sensitive hospitalisations in Finland

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 839-846
Author(s):  
Veli-Matti Partanen ◽  
Martti Arffman ◽  
Kristiina Manderbacka ◽  
Ilmo Keskimäki
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
General Population ◽  
Ambulatory Care ◽  
Excess Mortality ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions ◽  
Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition ◽  
Ambulatory Care Sensitive ◽  
Sensitive Conditions

Aims: Hospitalisations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions are used as an outcome indicator of access to and quality of primary care. Evidence on mortality related to these hospitalisations is scarce. This study analysed the effect of ambulatory care sensitive condition hospitalisations to subsequent mortality and time or geographical trends in the mortality indicating variations in ambulatory care sensitive conditions outcomes. Methods: This retrospective cohort study used individual-level data from national registers concerning ambulatory care sensitive condition hospitalisations. Crude and age-adjusted 365-day mortality rates for the first ambulatory care sensitive condition-related admission were calculated for vaccine-preventable, acute, and chronic ambulatory care sensitive conditions separately, and for three time periods stratified by gender. The mortality rates were also compared to mortality in the general Finnish population to assess the excess mortality related to ambulatory care sensitive condition hospitalisations. Results: The data comprised a total of 712,904 ambulatory care sensitive condition hospital admissions with the crude 365-day mortality rate of 14.2 per 100 person-years. Mortality for those hospitalised for vaccine-preventable conditions was approximately 10-fold compared to the general population and four-fold in chronic and acute conditions. Of the 10 most common ambulatory care sensitive conditions, bacterial pneumonia and influenza and congestive heart failure were associated with highest age-standardised mortality rates. Conclusions: Hospitalisations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions were shown to be associated with excess mortality in patients compared to the general population. Major differences in mortality were found between different types of ambulatory care sensitive condition admissions. There were also minor differences in mortality between hospital districts. These differences are important to consider when using preventable hospital admissions as an indicator of primary care performance.

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