Table 2.

Outcomes of patients who received mechanical ventilation in California, 2000–2009.

Characteristic	2000–2009	2000	2009
Discharge status
Home	151,866 (21.6)#	13*	17*
Acute care hospital	54,337 (7.8)#	5*	6*
Other care hospital	39,708 (5.7)#	3*	5*
Skilled nursing facilities	130,271(18.7)#	10*	16*
In-hospital death	246,068 (35.4)#	20*	27*
Other	67,573 (9.7)#	5*	9*
Unknown	6,270 (0.9)#	0*	1*
Days of stay, mean
All patients	14.1	13.4	13.9
Survivors	15.7	14.8	15.4
Decedents	11.2	10.9	10.8
Total cost** average cost per patient
All patients	54,931	42,528	60,215
Survivors	58,566	44,800	64,122
Decedents	48,311	38,595	52,482
Total cost** average cost per patient by mechanical ventilation time
<96 hours	27,708	21,575	31,002
≥96 hours	82,105	66,018	88,001

^#Displayed as absolute counts (column percent)

^*Displayed as number of patients per 1,000 IMV discharges. All counts for the year 2000 are population adjusted relative to all 2009 hospitalizations.

^**Total costs were estimated by adjusting hospital charges using available cost-to-charge ratios. All costs were also adjusted to 2014 dollars using the Consumer Price Index and to reflect stays more than one year in length.