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. 2015 Feb 13;10(2):e0116187. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116187

Table 3. Bundle trusts vs. other London trusts for COPD admissions.

7 day readmissions 28 day readmissions 90 day readmissions Number of bed-days
Mean annual number for London COPD admissions, 2002–2012 345.3 (49.0) 1,008.4 (141.8) 1,841.6 (207.8) 46,404 (8,130.7)
Mean annual number for bundle COPD admissions, 2002–2012 209.1 (59.4) 562.8 (144.9) 1,014 (243.2) 27,769.4 (3,419.4)
Annual trend in London readmissions pre-implementation 1 +1.8% (0.042) +1.3% (0.008) +0.7% (0.053) -1.3 (<0.001)
Annual trend in bundle readmissions pre-implementation 2 +3.0% (0.394) +2.2% (0.279) +1.4% (0.261) -2.1 (<0.001)
Annual trend in London readmissions post-implementation 2 -4.0% (0.100) -3.2% (0.035) -1.9% (0.135) -2.8 (0.038)
Annual trend in bundle readmissions post-implementation 3 -7.3% (0.355) -4.6% (0.440) -0.8% (0.884) -3.6 (0.718)
Effect size would need for p≤0.05 -15.5% -11.7% -10.5% -8.6

1 P-value refers to difference of this trend from zero

2 P-values refer to difference between these trends and the trend in London comparison trusts

3 P-value refers to difference between this trend and trend in London comparison trusts, adjusted for baseline trends