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. 2016 Oct 17;5(10):e004310. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.004310

Table 3.

Unadjusted Rates of Outcomes by OAC Use

Outcome OAC Use (n=837) No OAC Use (n=8729) Absolute Risk Difference With OAC Use Number Needed to Harm P Value
Primary
In‐hospital major bleeding 88 (10.5) 565 (6.47) +4.04 25 <0.01
In‐hospital mortality 21 (2.51) 188 (2.15) +0.36 0.50
Secondary
Access‐site bleeding 19 (2.27) 111 (1.27) +1.00 101 0.017
Non–access‐site bleeding 69 (8.24) 454 (5.20) +3.04 33 <0.01
RBC transfusion 60 (7.17) 364 (4.17) +3.00 34 <0.01
In‐hospital stent thrombosis 3 (0.36) 28 (0.32) +0.04 0.85
Post‐PCI MI 21 (2.51) 264 (3.02) −0.51 0.40
CVA/stroke 4 (0.48) 45 (0.52) −0.04 0.88
Post‐PCI length of stay, days, mean±SD 3.94±5.50 2.79±4.56 <0.01
30‐day readmissions within index health care system 86 (10.3) 606 (6.94) +3.33 30 <0.01
90‐day readmissions within index health care system 185 (22.1) 1146 (13.1) +8.97 12 <0.01

Data are shown as n (%) except as noted. CVA indicates cerebrovascular accident; MI, myocardial infarction; OAC, oral anticoagulant; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; RBC, red blood cell.