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. 2011 Jul 21;6(7):e22512. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022512

Table 4. Post-discharge resource use.

PAC (n = 210) CVC (n = 219) All (n = 429) p-value
Home oxygen use
Number of subjects, n (%) 66 (31.4%) 64 (29.2%) 130 (30.3%) .62
Duration days, Mean + SD (median) 90.4±109.4 (31.5) 86.8±108.7 (30.0) 88.6±108.7 (30.0) .94
Rehospitalizations
Number of subjects, n (%) 101 (48.1%) 93 (42.5%) 194 (45.2%) .24
Times of re-hospitalization, Mean ± SD(median) 3.1±4.0 (2.0) 2.5±2.7 (1.0) 2.8±3.4 (2.0) .32
LOS of re-hospitalization, Mean ± SD (median) 20.2±28.5 (9.5) 17.7±23.0 (8.0) 19.0±26.0 (9.0) .71
Post-discharge rehabilitation
Number of subjects, n (%) 72 (34.3%) 64 (29.2%) 136 (31.7%) .26
Duration days, Mean ± SD (median) 72.9±94.3 (23.0) 54.0±68.4 (21.5) 64.0±83.4 (22.0) .67
Post-discharge ED visits
Number of subjects, n (%) 123 (58.6%) 116 (53.2%) 239 (55.8%) .26
Number of ED visits, Mean ± SD (median) 4.3±4.5 (2.0) 3.1±3.1 (2.0) 3.7±3.9 (2.0) .06
Post-discharge doctors' visit
Number of subjects, n (%) 203 (96.7%) 214 (98.2%) 417 (97.4%) .33
Number of Doctor visits, Mean ± SD (median) 20.3±22.0 (13.0) 19.4±30.6 (12.0) 19.9±26.7 (13.0) .10
Post-discharge medications
Number of subjects, n (%) 185 (88.1%) 201 (91.8%) 386 (90.0%) .20
Number of Medications, Mean ± SD (median) 18.6±15.9 (15.0) 17.7±15.9 (13.0) 18.1±15.9 (14.0) .44

SD - standard deviation; PAC - pulmonary artery catheter; CVC - central venous catheter; NS - non-significant.