Table 2.

Comparison of interstage events among patients followed at the surgical center, non-surgical center, and a combination of the two

	Surgical site (n=411)	Non-surgical site (n=121)	P value	Non-surgical site + combination (n=264)	P value
Number of clinic visits	5 (0–20)	4 (0–15)	<0.001	4 (0–15)	0.002
Ever had red flag event	69 (17%)	21 (17%)	0.89	41 (16%)	0.75
Breathing problems	44 (11%)	5 (4%)	0.03	16 (6%)	0.04
Feeding problems	47 (11%)	3 (2%)	0.002	16 (6%)	0.02
Emergency room visit	149 (36%)	24 (20%)	<0.001	60 (23%)	<0.001
Readmission	318 (77%)	77 (64%)	0.003	177 (67%)	0.003
Death	37 (9%)	13 (11%)	0.59	28 (11%)	0.51
Death at home	10 (2%)	10 (8%)	0.48	5 (2%)	0.55
Death in ER	11 (3%)	6 (5%)	0.32	11 (4%)	0.44
Non-cardiac death	0 (0%)	2 (2%)	0.06	2 (1%)	0.18