Table 2.
Comparison between Non-intervention and Intervention Patients and Between the Pre- and Post- Implementation Study Phases
| Pre-Implementation Phase | Post-Implementation Phase | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Intervention Units (n, %) | Intervention Units (n, %) | Non-Intervention Units (n, %) | Intervention Units (n, %) | |||||
| Sample size (n) | 4244 | 566 | 1509 | 212 | ||||
| Age | ||||||||
| Range | 18 – “> 90” | 19 – “> 90” | 18 – “> 90” | 19 – “> 90” | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 64.1 ± 16.4 | 64.1 ± 16.7 | 62.7 ± 17.4 | 62.5 ± 17.1 | ||||
| (25th %, Median, 75th %) | (54.0, 66.0, 77.0) | (53.0, 67.0, 76.0) | (52.8, 65.0, 76.0) | (51.0, 65.5, 76.0) | ||||
| Sex (% male) | 52% | 2,210 | 55% | 313 | 51% | 764 | 115 | 54% |
| Sepsis group (%) | ||||||||
| Sepsis ONLY | 63% | 2,661 | 80% | 451 | 58% | 872 | 73% | 154 |
| Severe Sepsis OR Septic Shock | 37% | 1,583 | 20% | 115 | 42% | 627 | 27% | 58 |
| Source of Infection Codes (%) | ||||||||
| 038 Septecemia | 99% | 4,184 | 98% | 554 | 98% | 1,481 | 98% | 208 |
| 486 Pneumonia, organ unspecified | 17% | 724 | 27% | 155 | 19% | 291 | 30% | 64 |
| 041 Bacterial infection in conditions classified elsewhere and unspecified site | 13% | 539 | 12% | 70 | 12% | 184 | 14% | 29 |
| 682 Other cellulitis and abscess | 11% | 444 | 10% | 57 | 11% | 163 | 13% | 27 |
| Payer (%) | ||||||||
| Medicare | 66% | 2802 | 71% | 403 | 63% | 957 | 66% | 140 |
| Medicaid | 5% | 201 | 4% | 22 | 5% | 75 | 7% | 14 |
| Other | 29% | 1241 | 25% | 141 | 32% | 477 | 27% | 58 |
| Charlson Index of Comorbidity (%) | ||||||||
| 0 | 15% | 651 | 16% | 91 | 19% | 291 | 17% | 35 |
| 1 – 2 | 37% | 1,557 | 40% | 228 | 32% | 487 | 38% | 81 |
| 3 – 4 | 25% | 1069 | 29% | 163 | 27% | 402 | 27% | 57 |
| > 5 | 23% | 967 | 15% | 84 | 22% | 329 | 18% | 39 |
| Mortality | 20% | 842 | 9% | 51 | 17% | 253 | 4% | 9 |
| Discharge Disposition (%) | ||||||||
| Home (Self-Care) | 34% | 1436 | 41% | 233 | 38% | 571 | 53% | 112 |
| Home (Health Care) | 22% | 918 | 23% | 132 | 22% | 336 | 21% | 45 |
| SNF-Medicare Approved | 17% | 716 | 19% | 109 | 15% | 223 | 14% | 29 |
| Expired | 20% | 842 | 9% | 51 | 17% | 253 | 4% | 9 |
| Other | 8% | 332 | 7% | 41 | 8% | 126 | 8% | 17 |
| Hospital LOS | ||||||||
| Range | - | 1 – 61 | - | 2 – 60 | ||||
| Mean ± SD | - | 8.8 ± 8.2 | - | 8.2 ± 7.4 | ||||
| (25th %, Median, 75th %) | - | (4.0, 6.0, 10.0) | - | (4.0, 6.0, 10.0) | ||||
| 30 Day readmission (%) | 19% | 789 | 19% | 108 | 16% | 224 | 13% | 28 |