Table 3.
Hospitalization and Readmission.
| Variable | Rate Control (N = 262) |
Rhythm Control (N = 261) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| median (IQR) | |||
| Hospitalization | |||
|
| |||
| No. of days in hospital from randomization to 60 days | 5.1 (3.0–7.4) | 5.0 (3.2–7.5) | 0.76 |
|
| |||
| After isolated CABG | 4.8 (3.0–7.7) | 5.1 (3.1–6.8) | 0.96 |
|
| |||
| After isolated valve repair or replacement | 5.0 (2.6–7.1) | 4.4 (3.1–7.0) | 0.76 |
|
| |||
| After CABG plus valve repair or replacement | 5.3 (4.2–8.4) | 7.1 (4.4–9.7) | 0.11 |
|
| |||
| No. of days of index hospitalization after randomization | 4.3 (2.9–6.6) | 4.3 (3.0–7.0) | 0.88 |
|
| |||
| No. of days from randomization to eligibility for cardiac discharge* | 4.0 (2.0–6.0) | 4.0 (3.0–6.0) | 0.99 |
|
| |||
| No. of days in hospital after discharge from index hospitalization | 2.2 (0.6–5.0) | 2.1 (1.0–4.7) | 0.82 |
|
| |||
| no. of events (rate/100 patient-mo) | |||
|
| |||
| Readmission | |||
|
| |||
| Any cause | 79 (18.5) | 80 (18.5) | 0.99 |
|
| |||
| Emergency department visit | 28 (6.5) | 24 (5.6) | 0.55 |
|
| |||
| Hospital stay of <24 hr | 5 (1.2) | 4 (0.9) | 0.73 |
|
| |||
| Rehospitalization | 46 (10.8) | 52 (12.0) | 0.58 |
|
| |||
| Cardiovascular cause | 29 (6.8) | 35 (8.1) | 0.48 |
|
| |||
| Treatment of atrial fibrillation | 11 (2.6 ) | 17 (3.9) | 0.27 |
|
| |||
| Other cardiovascular reason | 18 (4.2) | 18 (4.2) | 0.97 |
|
| |||
| Noncardiovascular cause | 50 (11.7) | 45 (10.4) | 0.57 |
*
To control for noncardiovascular reasons for hospitalization, eligibility for cardiac discharge was defined according to the atrial fibrillation status.