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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