Reducing 30-day Emergency Readmission in Dialysis Patients

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Reducing 30-day Emergency Readmission in Dialysis Patients using Discharge Care Pathway.

• IRAS ID

  240991

• Contact name

  Harsha Wodeyar Kagodu Surendranath

• Contact email

  harsha.wodeyar@aintree.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Aintree University Hospital NHS Trust

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 9 months, 8 days

• Research summary

  Research objective is to assess if 30-day emergency readmission in dialysis patients can be reduced by following interventions\n•\tImproving communication of treatment changes between discharging unit and satellite dialysis units.\n•\tEarly blood tests post-discharge (within 1 week) and review.\n•\tEarly (within 2 weeks) review by clinician post discharge.\nHealth status assessment using EQ 5D scores will be conducted in patients to assess the impact of admission and readmission on their quality of life.

• REC name

  South West - Cornwall & Plymouth Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  18/SW/0025

• Date of REC Opinion

  29 Jan 2018

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion