Impact of Admission of Patients With Syncope in Non-Teaching Hospitals Versus Teaching Hospitals: A Nationwide Analysis.
absolute mortality
gender comparison
lenght of hospitalization
near syncope
prevention of syncope
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2023
May 2023
Historique:
received:
03
05
2023
accepted:
26
05
2023
medline:
28
6
2023
pubmed:
28
6
2023
entrez:
28
6
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Syncope is a common condition affecting many individuals, and it remains uncertain whether admission to academic medical centers (AMCs) leads to better outcomes than non-AMCs. This study is aimed to investigate whether there is a difference in mortality, length of stay (LoS), and total hospital charges between patients admitted with syncope to AMCs and non-AMCs. This retrospective cohort study used the National Inpatient Database (NIS) to examine patients aged 18 years and older admitted with a primary diagnosis of syncope to AMCs and non-AMCs from 2016 to 2020. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted, adjusting for confounders, to assess the primary outcome of all-cause in-hospital mortality and secondary outcomes, including hospital LoS and total cost of admission. Patient characteristics were also described. Of the 451,820 patients who met the inclusion criteria, 69.6% were admitted to AMCs and 30.4% to non-AMCs. Patient age was similar between the two groups (68 years in AMC versus 70 years in non-AMC; p < 0.001), as was sex distribution (52% female in AMC versus 53% in non-AMC; 48% male in AMC versus 47% in non-AMC; p < 0.002). Most patients in both groups were white, while the percentages of black and Hispanic patients were slightly higher in non-AMCs. The study found no difference in all-cause mortality between patients admitted to AMCs and non-AMCs (p = 0.33). However, LoS was marginally longer in AMC patients (2.6 days in AMC versus 2.4 days in the non-AMC group; p < 0.001), and the total cost was higher for AMCs by $3,526 per admission. The estimated total economic burden related to syncope was over 3 billion USD per year. This study suggests that the teaching status of hospitals did not significantly affect the mortality of patients admitted with syncope. However, it may have contributed to marginally longer hospital LoS and higher total hospital charges.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37378229
doi: 10.7759/cureus.39545
pmc: PMC10292031
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e39545Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023, Malik et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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