Table 2.
Lengths of hospital stay and subsequent readmissions of hospital inpatients given post-acute care in nurse-led unit or conventional care
| Nurse-led unit (n=117) | Conventional care (n=121) | Difference in means (95% CI)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncontrolled | Controlled for referring ward | ||||
| Initial length of stay in hospital trust (days)*: | |||||
| Mean | 32.5 | 18.2 | 14.3 (7.8 to 20.7) | 14.5 (8.2 to 20.9) | |
| Median (range) | 26 (1-183) | 11 (0-104) | |||
| Length of stay until first discharge home (days)†: | |||||
| Mean | 33.4 | 28.9 | 4.5 (−3.6 to 12.5) | 4.8 (−3.1 to 12.8) | |
| Median (range) | 27 (1-183) | 18 (0-184) | |||
| Readmissions (days)‡: | |||||
| Mean | 7.7 | 10.6 | −2.8 (−8.0 to 2.4) | −2.9 (−8.1 to 2.4) | |
| Median (range) | 0 (0-97) | 0 (0-162) | |||
| Total time in hospital (days)§: | |||||
| Mean | 41.1 | 39.5 | 1.7 (−7.4 to 10.7) | 1.9 (−7.1 to 11.0) | |
| Median (range) | 32 (1-183) | 31 (0-184) | |||
*
From randomisation to post-acute care to first discharge from trust.
†
“Home” signifies any discharge destination that is not a hospital (such as residential care), so length of stay in hospital trust plus community hospitals.
‡
Between first discharge home and 6 months' follow up.
§
From randomisation to 6 months' follow up.