Researchers used a nationwide readmission database from 2013-14 to analyze total readmission visits, total cost of hospitalization, cost per readmission, total length of stay and length of stay per readmission of more than 17,594 men and 2,289 women who were admitted to the hospital for a firearm injury.
In the first three months following discharge, men were 40 percent more likely than women to be readmitted to the hospital for any reason. After six months, men were 3.3 times more likely than women to be readmitted to the hospital for renal failure and cardiovascular reasons.
“This study is the first to compare male and female survivors of firearm injury after their initial hospitalization. Since hospitals are financially penalized for admissions, these results may lead to male-specific programs to improve health outcomes after firearm injuries,” Bindu Kalesan, PhD, assistant professor of medicine at BUSM, told Science Daily.
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