TABLE 2.
Comparison of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Study Population Based on the Presence of All-Cause 30-d Hospital Reutilization
| No. (%) of Childrena | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Index admissions without 30-d hospital reutilization (n = 20 638) |
Index admissions with 30-d hospital reutilization (n = 4356) |
P | |
| Age at discharge | .002 | ||
| <1 y | 3663 (17.8) | 791 (18.2) | |
| 1–4.9 y | 6801 (33.0) | 1500 (34.5) | |
| 5–12.9 y | 6305 (30.6) | 1205 (27.7) | |
| 13–17.9 y | 3869 (18.8) | 860 (19.7) | |
| Sex | .61 | ||
| Male | 11 439 (55.4) | 2433 (55.9) | |
| Insurance type | <.001 | ||
| Public | 15 726 (76.2) | 3622 (83.2) | |
| Private | 4740 (23.0) | 689 (15.8) | |
| Self-pay | 172 (0.8) | 45 (1.0) | |
| No. of chronic complex conditions | <.001 | ||
| 0 | 16 186 (78.4) | 2442 (56.1) | |
| 1 | 3536 (17.1) | 1391 (31.9) | |
| 2 | 582 (2.8) | 325 (7.5) | |
| ≥3 | 334 (1.6) | 198 (4.6) | |
| Hospitalization in the past 90 d | 2656 (12.9) | 1589 (36.5) | <.001 |
| PCP documented | 16 532 (80.1) | 3682 (84.5) | <.001 |
| Surgery | 4398 (21.3) | 781 (17.9) | <.001 |
| PICU stay | 2744 (13.3) | 619 (14.2) | .11 |
| Length of stay, median (IQR), h | 44.3 (27.1–77.2) | 56.5 (32.2–109.0) | <.001 |
| Unit at dischargeb | <.001 | ||
| Unit A | 7408 (35.9) | 972 (22.3) | |
| Unit B | 9534 (46.2) | 1804 (41.4) | |
| Unit C | 3696 (17.9) | 1580 (36.3) | |
| Weekend discharge | 5027 (24.4) | 1113 (25.6) | .10 |
| DRG relative wt, median (IQR) | 0.617 (0.484–0.920) | 0.781 (0.543–0.997) | <.001 |
DRG, diagnosis related group; IQR, interquartile range; PCP, primary care physician.
a
Unless otherwise indicated.
b
Unit A primarily admits adolescent medicine, neurology, and endocrinology patients; Unit B primarily admits cardiology and gastroenterology patients; and Unit C primarily admits hematology, oncology, and nephrology patients. All 3 units admit pediatric hospital medicine and surgical patients.