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. 2015 Mar 29;2015:618067. doi: 10.1155/2015/618067

Table 2.

Changes in the epidemiology, patient characteristics, resource utilization, and outcomes of NF hospitalizations.

Variable 2001-2002
(n = 1,976)
2009-2010
(n = 2,926)
P
Age-adjusted incidence (per 105 population/yrs)
 All 5.9 7.6 <0.0001
 Hispanic 7.1 7.1 0.9203
 Black 8.3 8.9 0.4140
 White 4.7 7.0 <0.0001
 Other 9.8 14.3 0.0008
Age ≥65 years (n, %) 540 (27.3) 694 (23.7) 0.0048
Any chronic comorbidity (n [%])a 1,371 (69.4) 2,244 (76.7) <0.0001
Deyo-Charlson score [mean (SD)] 1.6 (1.7) 2.1 (2) <0.0001
Obesity (n, %) 139 (7) 677 (23.1) <0.0001
Number of failing organs
 Median (IQR) 0 (0-1) 1 (0–2) <0.0001
≥3 Organ failures (%) 117 (5.9) 534 (18.3) <0.0001
Organ failures (n [%])
 Respiratory 299 (15.1) 776 (26.5) <0.0001
 Cardiovascular 192 (9.7) 686 (23.4) <0.0001
 Renal 214 (10.8) 949 (32.4) <0.0001
 Hepatic 14 (0.7) 85 (2.9) <0.0001
 Hematological 128 (6.5) 338 (11.6) <0.0001
 Metabolic 96 (4.9) 340 (11.6) <0.0001
 Neurological 24 (1.2) 197 (6.7) <0.0001
Life-support interventions (n [%])
 Mechanical ventilation 173 (8.8) 505 (17.3) <0.0001
 CVCb 362 (18.3) 1088 (37.2) <0.0001
 Hemodialysis 45 (2.3) 136 (4.6) <0.0001
 New hemodialysis 13 (0.7) 52 (1.8) 0.0012
Hospital length of stay, days
 Median (IQR) 14 (7–25) 13 (7–25) 0.2911
 Mean (SD) 19.3 (18.6) 19.1 (19.7)
Total hospital charges, dollarsc
 Median (IQR) 65,808 [34,036–135,468] 90,460 [46,278–167,262] <0.0001
 Mean (SD) 115,635 (146,549) 142,683 (179,948)
Mortality rate
(per 105 population)
0.61 0.74 0.0428
Patient disposition (n [%])
 Hospital mortality 203 (10.3) 287 (9.8) 0.6287
 Routine discharge 791 (40) 822 (28.1) <0.0001
 Home health care 313 (15.8) 668 (22.8) <0.0001
 Short-term facility 323 (16.3) 200 (6.8) <0.0001
 Long-term facility 242 (12.2) 879 (30) <0.0001
 Otherd 31 (1.6) 55 (1.9) 0.4825
 Missing 73 (3.7) 15 (0.5) <0.0001

aBased on the Deyo-Charlson comorbidity index; bcentral venous catheterization; chospital charges are adjusted for inflation to 2010 dollars; dleft against medical advice, hospice.