Table 2.
Treatment and outcome of the patients during the two periods [(Period A (between 1/4/09 and 4/3/09), Period B (between 5/21/09 and 8/17/09)]
| Period A (n=1221) n (%) |
Period B (n=1160) n (%) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Outcomes | |||
|
| |||
| Discharge Disposition | |||
| Home | 777 (63.6) | 739 (64.1) | Ref |
| Long Term Care | 314 (25.7) | 297 (25.6) | 0.95 |
| Hospice/Expired | 125 (10.3) | 117 (10.1) | 0.90 |
|
| |||
| Colectomy for CDI | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | - |
|
| |||
| Readmission within 30 Days | 316 (25.9) | 291 (25.1) | 0.66 |
|
| |||
| Length of stay after first negative [days, median (range)] |
5 (0, 119) | 5 (0, 83) | 0.07 |
|
| |||
| Patients with more than 1 test | 498 (40.8) | 548 (47.2) | < 0.01 |
|
| |||
| Number of repeated tests 1[median (range)] |
2 (1-15) | 2 (1-15) | 0.57 |
|
| |||
| Treatments | |||
|
| |||
| Metronidazole | |||
| Before First Test | 160 (13.1) | 165 (14.2) | 0.43 |
| After First Test 2 | 504 (41.3) | 414 (35.7) | <0.01 |
|
| |||
| Oral Vancomycin | |||
| Before First Test | 35 (2.9) | 22 (1.9) | 0.12 |
| After First Test 2 | 185 (15.2) | 85 (7.3) | <0.01 |
|
| |||
| Anti-diarrheals | |||
| Before First Test | 155 (12.7) | 167 (14.4) | 0.23 |
| After First Test 2 | 267 (21.9) | 312 (26.9) | <0.01 |
1
In patients who had a test repeated after an initial negative test
2
Regardless of test results