Patients with glioblastoma multiforme, malignant brain tumors, readmitted in 30 days of admission experience shorter survival rates than patients who are not readmitted, according to a study in Neurosurgery.
Researchers analyzed data on gliblastoma multiforme patients nationwide diagnosed between 1991 and 2007 in the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Medicare database. They found 15.8 percent of patients were readmitted within 30 days. The median survival time for readmitted patients was six months, compared to 7.6 months for nonreadmitted patients. Readmission increased mortality rates by 30 percent.
Researchers suggest future studies are needed to help reduce readmissions and evaluate the impact readmissions have on patient outcomes.
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