TABLE 4.
Disposition at discharge for adult patients coded with a discharge diagnosis that included obstructive sleep apnea, and according to the receipt of CPAP/BiPAP therapy: CIHI-DAD, fiscal year 2006/2007
| Disposition category |
CPAP/BiPAP |
No CPAP/BiPAP |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| 1. Transferred to acute care | 16 (4.9) | 338 (5.2) | 354 |
| 2. Transferred to continuing care | 32 (9.8) | 305 (4.7) | 337 |
| 3. Transferred to other | 2 (0.6) | 39 (0.6) | 41 |
| 4. Discharged to home with support services | 58 (17.7) | 838 (12.9) | 896 |
| 5. Discharged home | 198 (60.5) | 4740 (73.1) | 4938 |
| 6. Sign out | 5 (1.5) | 47 (0.7) | 52 |
| 7. Died | 16 (4.9) | 179 (2.8) | 195 |
| Total | 327 (100) | 6486 (100) | 6813 |
Those receiving continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)/bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) therapy had a significantly different discharge disposition distribution, P<0.0001. Notably, they were much less likely to fall into the most common category 5, and more likely to fall into categories 2 and 4. CIHI-DAD Canadian Institute for Health Information Discharge Abstract Database