Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Study Population, by Location of Discharge
| Variable | All patients (N=3,072) | Home (n=1,939) | Home health (n=779) | SNF/LTAC (n=193) | Inpatient rehabilitation (n=70) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age, y, mean (SD) | 54.9 (10.1) | 54.2 (10.3) | 55.6 (9.8) | 57.2 (9.0) | 59.8 (7.6) | 0.001 |
| Sex, female, n (%) | 1,041 (33.9) | 620 (32.0) | 278 (35.7) | 88 (45.6) | 21 (30.0) | 0.002 |
| Race, n (%) | <0.001 | |||||
| Caucasian | 1,792 (58.8) | 1,171 (61.0) | 401 (51.9) | 111 (57.5) | 58 (82.9) | |
| African-American | 180 (5.9) | 114 (5.9) | 44 (5.7) | 15 (7.8) | <10* | |
| Hispanic | 698 (22.9) | 374 (19.5) | 246 (31.9) | 42 (21.8) | 10 (14.3) | |
| Asian | 233 (7.7) | 155 (8.1) | 56 (7.3) | 16 (8.2) | <10* | |
| Other | 143 (4.7) | 107 (5.5) | 25 (3.2) | 10 (4.7) | <10* | |
| Insurance type | <0.001 | |||||
| Medicare, n (%) | 845 (27.5) | 488 (25.2) | 239 (30.7) | 70 (36.3) | 28 (40.0) | |
| Medicaid, n (%) | 488 (15.9) | 318 (16.4) | 132 (16.9) | 16 (8.3) | <10* | |
| Private, n (%) | 1,665 (54.2) | 1,085 (56.0) | 393 (50.5) | 104 (53.9) | 36 (51.4) | |
| Other, n (%) | 74 (2.4) | 48 (2.4) | 15 (1.9) | <10* | <10* | |
| CCI, mean (SD) | 3.8 (1.7) | 3.8 (1.7) | 3.9 (1.6) | 4.0 (1.7) | 3.9 (1.3) | 0.021 |
| Reason for transplant, n (%) | 0.001 | |||||
| Viral | 1,319 (42.9) | 891 (46.0) | 306 (39.3) | 63 (32.6) | 25 (35.7) | |
| Alcohol | 573 (18.7) | 321 (16.6) | 160 (20.5) | 52 (26.9) | 20 (28.6) | |
| Autoimmune | 533 (17.4) | 133 (6.9) | 47 (6.0) | 20 (10.3) | <10* | |
| Malignancy | 346 (11.3) | 225 (11.6) | 86 (11.0) | 20 (10.4) | <10* | |
| Other cirrhosis | 215 (7.0) | 315 (16.3) | 154 (19.8) | 34 (17.6) | 12 (17.1) | |
| Unknown | 86 (2.7) | 54 (2.6) | 26 (3.4) | <10* | <10* | |
| Clinical predictors | ||||||
| Preoperative LOS, n (range) | 1 (0 – 6) | 1 (0 – 1) | 1 (0–11) | 8 (1–18) | 1 (0–15) | <0.001 |
| Postoperative LOS, n (range) | 10 (7–17) | 8 (6–12) | 15 (10–24) | 22 (14–35) | 24 (13–36) | <0.001 |
| Major IP complications, n (%) | 359 (11.7) | 156 (8.1) | 88 (11.3) | 49 (25.4) | 17 (24.3) | <0.001 |
| Moderate IP complications, n (%) | 432 (14.1) | 172 (8.9%) | 161 (20.7) | 59 (30.6) | 16 (22.9) | <0.001 |
*
Cannot report due to HCUP protections.
IP, inpatient; LOS, length of stay; CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; SNF, Skilled nursing facility; LTAC, long-term acute care.