Table 4.
Immediate post-discharge care stratified by age group (in years) among adults hospitalized with RSV, influenza, acute MI, or stroke
| Cohorts | RSV | Influenza | Acute MI | Stroke | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levels of care* [N (%)] |
Discharge dispositions [N (%)] |
18–64 [N = 1,070] |
≥ 65 [N = 2,559] |
18–64 [N = 128,751] |
≥ 65 [N = 174,826] |
18–64 [N = 180,234] |
≥ 65 [N = 208,448] |
18–64 [N = 142,648] |
≥ 65 [N = 274,102] |
| In-hospital death | Death |
1 (0.1) |
8 (0.3) |
4,275 (3.3) |
9,590 (5.5) |
1,154 (0.6) |
5,233 (2.5) | 1,165 (0.8) |
6,426 (2.3) |
| Elevated care | Rehabilitation Facility |
3 (0.3) |
36 (1.4) |
936 (0.7) |
2,655 (1.5) |
578 (0.3) |
2,714 (1.3) | 24,570 (17.2) | 53,732 (19.6) |
| LTC Facility |
26 (2.4) |
437 (17.1) |
7,054 (5.5) |
32,378 (18.5) |
2,198 (1.2) |
21,387 (10.3) | 11,757 (8.2) | 73,011 (26.6) | |
| Hospital or Inpatient Facility |
6 (0.6) |
7 (0.3) |
2,645 (2.1) |
2,392 (1.4) |
11,795 (6.5) |
16,117 (7.7) | 4,041 (2.8) |
5,020 (1.8) |
|
| Total |
35 (3.3) |
480 (18.8) |
10,635 (8.3) | 37,425 (21.4) |
14,571 (8.1) |
40,218 (19.3) | 40,368 (28.3) | 131,763 (48.1) | |
| Moderate care | Home Health |
82 (7.7) |
611 (23.9) |
13,599 (10.6) | 40,095 (22.9) |
8,812 (4.9) |
29,408 (14.1) | 16,269 (11.4) | 48,056 (17.5) |
| Same or lower care | Home or Self-Care |
952 (89.0) |
1,460 (57.1) | 100,242 (77.9) | 87,716 (50.2) | 155,697 (86.4) | 133,589 (64.1) | 84,846 (59.5) | 87,857 (32.1) |
List of Abbreviations: LTC: Long-term Care; MI: Myocardial Infarction; N: Number of unique hospitalizations; RSV: Respiratory Syncytial Virus
*Only “Non-Healthcare Facility Point of Origin” as admitting source was considered