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. 2022 May 17;11(12):2964–2971. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2022.5783

Table 4. ED Visits Post-IHPC Enrolment Per 100 Days/Patient and IRR in Medium, Long Versus Short IHPC Duration Group .

IHPC Duration Group and ED Visit Triage Tags ED Visits Per 100 Days/Patient Post-IHPC Enrolment IRR 95% CI P value
White/green ED visits
Short (≤30 days) 6.81 Ref - -
Medium (31-90 days) 2.69 0.40 0.38-0.41 <.001
Long (>91 days) 1.12 0.16 0.15-0.17 <.001
Yellow/red ED visits
Short (≤30 days) 6.49 Ref - -
Medium (31-90 days) 2.23 0.34 0.30-0.36 <.001
Long (>91 days) 0.80 0.12 0.11-0.14 <.001
Total ED visits
Short (≤30 days) 6.64 Ref - -
Medium (31-90 days) 2.45 0.37 0.36-0.38 <.001
Long (>91 days) 0.95 0.14 0.13-0.15 <.001

Abbreviations: IHPC, integrated home palliative care; ED, emergency department; IRR, incidence rate ratio; CI, confidence interval.