Patient-Directed Discharges Among Persons Who Use Drugs Hospitalized with Invasive Staphylococcus aureus Infections: Opportunities for Improvement

Abstract

Among persons who use drugs hospitalized with invasive S. aureus infection, odds of hospital readmission for infection were almost 4-fold higher following patient-directed discharge compared with standard discharge. All-cause 1-year mortality was similarly high in both groups, and drug overdose was a common cause of death in patient-directed discharge group.