Table 4.
The readmissions and number of bed days of patients who received a follow-up community pharmacist consultation and of patients who did not
| Patient cohort | Number of readmissions post electronic referral at |
Number of bed days for readmitted patients at |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–30 days n (%) |
31–60 days n (%) |
61–90 days n (%) |
30 days mean±SD |
60 days mean±SD |
90 days mean±SD |
|
| Received a CP consultation (n=501) | 29 (5.8) | 17 (3.4) | 18 (3.6) | 7.2±1.0 | 7.2±6.4 | 7.3±6.7 |
| Did not receive CP consultation (n=885) | 142 (16.0) | 84 (9.5) | 83 (9.4) | 13.1±17.4 | 13.7±19.2 | 12.5±16.6 |
| OR and 95% CIs (N=1386) | 3.1 (2.1 to 4.7) | 3.0 (1.8 to 5.1) | 2.8 (1.6 to 4.7) | |||
| Mean differences and 95% CIs (N=373) | −5.8 (−12.7 to 1.0) | −6.5 (−15.4 to 2.4) | −5.2 (−13.9 to 3.5) | |||
CP, community pharmacist.