Table 2.
Event Characteristics of Patients Surviving to Hospital Discharge
| No. (%)(N =1551) | Survivors (n=543) | Non-Survivors (n= 1008) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 0.69 | |||
| 2006 | 305 (19.7) | 101 (18.6) | 204 (20.2) | |
| 2007 | 315 (20.3) | 104 (19.2) | 211 (20.9) | |
| 2008 | 407 (26.2) | 143 (26.3) | 264 (26.2) | |
| 2009 | 372 (24.0) | 137 (25.2) | 235 (23.3) | |
| 2010* | 152 (9.8) | 58 (10.7) | 94 (9.3) | |
| Code Blue activated | 408 (26.3) | 130 (23.9) | 278 (27.6) | 0.12 |
| Teaching Status† | <0.001 | |||
| Major teaching‡ | 1169 (77.5) | 443 (84.7) | 726 (73.7) | |
| Minor teaching§ | 231 (15.3) | 52 (9.9) | 179 (18.2) | |
| Non-teaching | 108 (7.2) | 28 (5.4) | 80 (8.1) | |
| Ownership | 0.02 | |||
| Private | 59 (3.8) | 11 (2.0) | 48 (4.8) | |
| Government | 233 (15.0) | 82 (15.1) | 151 (15.0) | |
| Non-profit | 1216 (78.4) | 430 (79.2) | 786 (78.0) | |
| Unknown | 43 (2.8) | 20 (3.7) | 23 (2.3) | |
| Region | 0.04 | |||
| North Mid-Atlantic | 145 (9.3) | 49 (9.0) | 96 (9.5) | |
| South Atlantic | 334 (21.5) | 96 (17.7) | 238 (23.6) | |
| North Central | 290 (18.7) | 116 (21.4) | 174 (17.3) | |
| South Central | 481 (31.0) | 169 (31.1) | 312 (31.0) | |
| Mountain/Pacific | 258 (16.6) | 93 (17.1) | 165 (16.4) | |
| Unknown | 43 (2.8) | 20 (3.7) | 23 (2.3) | |
| Location | 0.14 | |||
| Urban | 1466 (94.5) | 512 (94.3) | 954 (94.6) | |
| Rural | 42 (2.7) | 11 (2.0) | 31 (3.1) | |
| Unknown | 43 (2.8) | 20 (3.7) | 23 (2.3) | |
| Bed size† | 0.07 | |||
| <250 beds | 110 (7.3) | 28 (5.4) | 82 (8.3) | |
| 250–499 beds | 743 (49.3) | 255 (48.8) | 488 (49.5) | |
| >499 beds | 655(43.4) | 240 (45.9) | 415 (42.1) |
*
Data available only from January 1 to August 30
†
43 patients (20 survivors and 23 non-survivors) with missing data for teaching status and bed size
‡
Includes institutions with residents and fellows
§
Includes institutions with residents