TABLE 1.
Patient and hospital admission factors for children 29 days to 18 years of age discharged from Ontario hospitals between January 1996 and December 2000
| Factor | Readmission within 30 days of discharge (n=11,228) | No readmission within 30 days of discharge (n=323,731) |
|---|---|---|
| Patient | ||
| Median age, years (interquartile range) | 6 (1 to 15) | 6 (2 to 14) |
| Male, n (%) | 5640 (50) | 170,207 (53) |
| More than one diagnosis, n (%) | 5849 (52) | 137,859 (43) |
| Hospital admission | ||
| Length of stay two days or longer, n (%) | 7289 (65) | 185,664 (57) |
| Procedure during stay, n (%) | 2162 (19) | 106,503 (33) |
| In-hospital complication, n (%) | 608 (5) | 11,170 (3) |
| Hospital admission within six months before index admission, n (%) | 2924 (26) | 20,969 (6) |