Association between medication-related adverse events and non-elective readmission in acute ischemic stroke

BMC Neurology

Table 4 Association between medication-related adverse events and 30-day readmission in AIS

Medication-related adverse event	30-Day Readmission		p value^a	AOR^b(95% CI)
Medication-related adverse event	Yes n (%)	No n (%)	p value^a	AOR^b(95% CI)
	Any Readmission
No	43,970 (93.2)	374,890 (95.5)	<.001	Reference
Yes	3200 (6.8)	17,622 (4.5)	<.001	1.22 (1.14–1.30)***
	AIS Readmission
No	5944 (95.8)	412,916 (95.3)	0.172	Reference
Yes	261 (4.2)	20,561 (4.7)	0.172	0.91 (0.75–1.10)
	Non-AIS Readmission
No	38,026 (92.8)	380,834 (95.5)	<.001	Reference
Yes	2939 (7.2)	17,883 (4.5)	<.001	1.26 (1.17–1.35)***

Abbreviations: AIS Acute ischemic stroke, AOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval
***p < 0.001
^aChi-square test
^bAdjusted for age, sex, primary payer, number of Elixhauser comorbidities, median household income, length of stay, discharge disposition, bed size of hospital, hospital control/ownership, and hospital teaching status

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