Table E4.
Characteristic | All patients N = 4206 | B-MVR n = 3132 | M-MVR n = 1074 | P value∗ |
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In-hospital mortality | 229/4206 (5.4%) | 177/3132 (5.7%) | 52/1074 (4.9%) | .48 |
LOS, d | 21 (14, 33) | 21 (14, 34) | 20 (13, 31) | .15 |
Index hospitalization cost, USD | 100,156.7 ± 76,629.4 | 101,578.0 ± 71,631.0 | 95,991.4 ± 89,641.1 | <.01 |
Disposition | <.001 | |||
Home health care | 1287 (35.6%) | 920 (34.2%) | 367 (39.9%) | |
Routine | 892 (24.7%) | 606 (22.5%) | 286 (31.1%) | |
Short-term hospital | 86 (2.4%) | 66 (2.4%) | 20 (2.2%) | |
Skilled nursing or intermediate care facility | 1268 (35.1%) | 1036 (38.5%) | 232 (25.2%) | |
Against medical advice | 76 (2.1%) | 63 (2.4%) | 13 (1.4%) | |
30-d readmissions | 704 (19.5%) | 530 (19.7%) | 174 (18.9%) | .70 |
90-d readmissions | 923/2979 (31.0%) | 701/2188 (32.1%) | 222/792 (28.0%) | .14 |
Elective readmission | 125/1401 (8.9%) | 82/1066 (7.7%) | 43/335 (12.8%) | .09 |
Died on readmission | 81/1401 (5.8%) | 58/1066 (5.4%) | 23/335 (7.0%) | .48 |
Data presented as mean ± SD, n (%), or n/N (%). B-MVR, Bioprosthetic mitral valve replacement; M-MVR, mechanical mitral valve replacement; LOS, length of stay.
Chi-square test with Rao & Scott's second-order correction.