Table 2.
Association between Infection, Hospital Acquired or Present on Admission, and Clinical Outcomes Among Ischemic Stroke Hospitalizations in California, 2010–2011
| Incident Infections | Mortality N (%) |
Hospital LOS Median Days (IQR) |
Discharge to PAC facility* N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| None (n=73497) | 3385 (4.61%) | 3 (2–5) | 25644 (36.6%) |
| Hospital-Acquired Infection | |||
| Sepsis (n=1027) | 336 (32.7%) | 16 (9–27) | 474 (68.6%) |
| Pneumonia (n=1225) | 268 (21.9%) | 15 (8–26) | 667 (69.7%) |
| Present on Admission Infection | |||
| Sepsis (n=3087) | 921 (29.8%) | 7 (4–13) | 1237 (57.1%) |
| Pneumonia (n=3364) | 635 (18.9%) | 6 (4–11) | 1470 (53.8%) |
*
among those that survive to hospital discharge
LOS, length of stay; PAC, post-acute care