Identifying Risk Factors for Readmission amongst Unhoused Burn Patients.

Cohort studyJournal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association· Jun 2026

Identifying Risk Factors for Readmission amongst Unhoused Burn Patients.

Victoria R Hammond, Sukruthi Yerramreddy, Michael E Egger … Matthew C Bozeman

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Plastic SurgeryCohort studyPrognosisQ2IF 1.8

Leaving against medical advice linked to readmission in unhoused burn patients

Identifying Risk Factors for Readmission amongst Unhoused Burn Patients.

Victoria R Hammond … Matthew C Bozeman

Journal of burn care & research · Jun 2026 · Q2 in Surgery

Purpose

This study sought to identify risk factors for readmission amongst unhoused burn patients.

Methods

With International Classification of Diseases Version 10 codes for burn or corrosive injury between January 1, 2022, to November 30, 2022, were included in analysis.

n = 97

Results

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leaving against medical advice sharply raises readmission odds

n = 97

More results

Previous studies have used national data to assess readmission risk factors for patients with burn injury.

The 2022 Nationwide Readmissions Database, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, was used for this study.

18,607 encounters were identified as index admissions, 1,130 (6.1%) were unhoused.

More results

8.6% of unhoused patients (n=97) were readmitted with a diagnosis of burn injury compared to 5.2% (n=908) of housed patients (p<0.001).

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Conclusion

Leaving against medical advice was a potentially modifiable risk factor identified for readmission risk mitigation in this study.

Identifying Risk Factors for Readmission amongst Unhoused Burn Patients.

Identifying Risk Factors for Readmission amongst Unhoused Burn Patients.

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