Table 1.
Characteristics of patients at discharge, by destination after discharge (n = 11 326)
| Characteristic | Destination after discharge; no. (%) of patients* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home without care n = 3391 | Home with care n = 637 | Rehabilitation centre n = 226 | Nursing home n = 2738 | Hospital†n = 4334 | |
| Age, yr, mean (SD) | 81.3 (7.5) | 79.3 (7.3) | 80.8 (7.2) | 83.3 (7.1) | 81.2 (7.2) |
| Sex, male | 708 (20.9) | 161 (25.3) | 52 (23.0) | 606 (22.1) | 968 (22.3) |
| Place of residence at admission | |||||
| Nursing home | 49 (1.4) | 2 (0.3) | 5 (2.2) | 886 (32.3) | 45 (1.0) |
| Home | 3218 (94.9) | 627 (98.4) | 213 (94.3) | 1798 (65.7) | 3815 (88.0) |
| Other | 124 (3.7) | 8 (1.3) | 8 (3.5) | 54 (2.0) | 474 (10.9) |
| Region of residence, rural | 712 (21.0) | 148 (23.2) | 58 (25.7) | 431 (15.7) | 593 (13.7) |
| Higher income‡ | 1129 (33.3) | 231 (36.3) | 66 (29.2) | 676 (24.7) | 1829 (42.2) |
| Condition related to need for hemiarthroplasty | |||||
| Fracture | 2961 (87.3) | 523 (82.1) | 196 (86.7) | 2584 (94.4) | 3880 (89.5) |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 75 (2.2) | 17 (2.7) | 7 (3.1) | 38 (1.4) | 95 (2.2) |
| Osteoarthritis | 407 (12.0) | 71 (11.2) | 24 (10.6) | 232 (8.5) | 450 (10.4) |
| Acute in-hospital complication | |||||
| Deep vein thrombosis | 57 (1.7) | 10 (1.6) | 2 (0.9) | 48 (1.8) | 72 (1.7) |
| Gastrointestinal bleeding | 21 (0.6) | 4 (0.6) | 0 | 13 (0.5) | 23 (0.5) |
| Hemorrhagic stroke | 1 (0.0) | 0 | 0 | 4 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) |
| Acute renal failure | 23 (0.7) | 13 (2.0) | 4 (1.8) | 37 (1.3) | 42 (1.0) |
| Chronic diseases | |||||
| Cerebrovascular disease | 269 (7.9) | 52 (8.2) | 18 (8.0) | 313 (11.4) | 339 (7.8) |
| Cancer | 186 (5.5) | 44 (6.9) | 12 (5.3) | 130 (4.7) | 221 (5.1) |
| Ischemic heart disease | 802 (23.6) | 164 (25.8) | 64 (28.3) | 677 (24.7) | 1029 (23.7) |
| Chronic renal failure | 129 (3.8) | 29 (4.6) | 7 (3.1) | 135 (4.9) | 163 (3.8) |
| Heart failure | 318 (9.4) | 61 (9.6) | 18 (8.0) | 322 (11.8) | 397 (9.2) |
| Hypertension | 1335 (39.4) | 250 (39.2) | 100 (44.2) | 1009 (36.8) | 1828 (42.2) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 421 (12.4) | 100 (15.7) | 29 (12.8) | 412 (15.1) | 637 (14.7) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 94 (2.8) | 36 (5.6) | 10 (4.4) | 61 (2.2) | 160 (3.7) |
| Hospital-related variable | |||||
| Teaching hospital | 1244 (36.7) | 260 (40.8) | 51 (22.6) | 1153 (42.1) | 2213 (51.1) |
| Emergent admission | 3153 (93.0) | 560 (87.9) | 212 (93.8) | 2683 (98.0) | 4108 (94.8) |
| Hospital volume, mean (SD) | 279.8 (157.3) | 258.3 (116.3) | 226.4 (70.5) | 286.0 (140.2) | 342.5 (146.6) |
| Length of hospital stay, d | |||||
| 2–7 | 568 (16.8) | 52 (8.2) | 18 (8.0) | 696 (25.4) | 1281 (29.5) |
| 8–14 | 1185 (34.9) | 213 (33.4) | 96 (42.5) | 757 (27.6) | 1733 (40.0) |
| 15–29 | 903 (26.6) | 218 (34.2) | 71 (31.4) | 592 (21.6) | 1047 (24.2) |
| ≥ 30 | 735 (21.7) | 154 (24.2) | 41 (18.1) | 693 (25.3) | 273 (6.3) |
Note: SD = standard deviation.
*
Unless stated otherwise.
†
Includes patients transferred to another hospital and patients readmitted to hospital on the same day as discharge.
‡
Compared with patients receiving any guaranteed revenue supplement as defined by the drug reimbursement plan.