TABLE 3.
Resource Utilization and Complications of the Study Population by Hospital Readmission Status
| Hospital Readmission (N = 396) | No Readmission (N = 10 754) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Mean ± SEM) | (Mean ± SEM) | P value | |
| Length of Hospital Stay (Days) | 5.7 ± 0.4 | 3.2 ± 0.1 | <.0001 |
| ICU Stay | .7592 | ||
| Yes | 29 (7.3) | 847 (7.9) | |
| No | 367 (92.7) | 9907 (92.1) | |
| Discharge Disposition (%) | <.0001 | ||
| Home | 289 (73.0) | 9040 (84.1) | |
| Rehabilitation Center | 56 (14.1) | 1086 (10.1) | |
| Skilled Nursing Facility | 21 (5.3) | 285 (2.7) | |
| Care Facility | 23 (5.8) | 294 (2.7) | |
| Hospice or Death | 2 (0.5) | 15 (0.1) | |
| Other | 5 (1.3) | 34 (0.3) | |
| Non-Home Discharge | <.0001 | ||
| Yes | 100 (25.3) | 1664 (15.5) | |
| No | 296 (74.7) | 9090 (84.5) | |
| 30-Day Emergency Room Admission | <.0001 | ||
| Yes | 53 (13.4) | 242 (2.3) | |
| No | 343 (86.6) | 10512 (97.7) | |
| In-Hospital Complication | .6310 | ||
| Yes | 14 (3.5) | 321 (3.0) | |
| No | 382 (96.5) | 10433 (97.0) | |
| In-Hospital Mortality | .9636 | ||
| Yes | 0 (0) | 15 (0.1) | |
| No | 396 (100) | 10739 (99.9) | |
| Total Direct Costs ($) | 34633 ± 1655 | 30784 ± 257 | .0052 |
IQR = interquartile range; SEM = standard error of the mean. P < .05 was used as a threshold for statistical significance.