Table 1.
Patient-day characteristics
| Variable and Count (Proportion) | VTEP | SUP |
|---|---|---|
| Patient-Days | 776,905 | 185,425 |
| Unique Patients | 185,304 | 27,030 |
| Age | 59 (IQR 45 – 72) | 56 (IQR 42 – 69) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 431,608 (0.56) | 112,386 (0.61) |
| Female | 345,101 (0.44) | 73,008 (0.39) |
| Race | ||
| White | 600,958 (0.77) | 142,141 (0.77) |
| Black | 111,485 (0.14) | 27,490 (0.15) |
| Insurance | ||
| Private | 241,144 (0.31) | 61,976 (0.33) |
| Medicare | 357,214 (0.46) | 70,267 (0.38) |
| Medicaid | 74,798 (0.10) | 20,865 (0.11) |
| Self Pay | 69,894 (0.09) | 22,885 (0.12) |
| Government/Other | 26,085 (0.03) | 7,540 (0.04) |
| Patient Type | ||
| Scheduled Post-op | 170,505 (0.22) | 19,075 (0.10) |
| Non-scheduled Post-op | 126,635 (0.16) | 48,363 (0.26) |
| Medical/Non-operative | 479,765 (0.62) | 117,987 (0.64) |
| Admission Source | ||
| Emergency Department | 282,264 (0.36) | 66,554 (0.36) |
| Another hospital | 46,321 (0.06) | 13,627 (0.07) |
| General Care | 105,925 (0.14) | 24,589 (0.13) |
| Stepdown unit | 28,919 (0.04) | 10,152 (0.05) |
| Procedure | 270,380 (0.35) | 54,382 (0.29) |
| SNF/Rehab | 5,039 (0.006) | 1,344 (0.007) |
| Another ICU | 21,727 (0.03) | 10,103 (0.05) |
| Other | 16,198 (0.02) | 4,663 (0.02) |
| Chronic Disease Burden | ||
| Respiratory | 61,898 (0.08) | 17,080 (0.09) |
| Cardiovascular | 38,230 (0.05) | 7,801 (0.04) |
| Renal | 30,848 (0.04) | 4,830 (0.03) |
| Gastrointestinal | 16,918 (0.02) | 4,417 (0.02) |
| Immune Suppression | 12,211 (0.02) | 2,760 (0.01) |
| HIV | 4,826 (0.006) | 1,490 (0.008) |
| Receipt of VTEP | ||
| Mechanical | 378,107 (0.49) | |
| Pharmacologic | 306,503 (0.39) | |
| Both | 158,913 (0.20) | |
| Either | 525,697 (0.68) | |
| Neither | 251,208 (0.32) | |
| Receipt of SUP | 88,649 (0.48) | |