Table 3.
All
-Cause 30-Day Readmission, All-Cause 30-Day Emergency Department Visit, and All-Cause 30-Day Mortality in the TOC-OPAT Group Compared With Previous Standard of Care Group
| Outcome | TOC-OPAT (n = 146) | Standard Care (n = 184) | P Value a |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-day readmission, n (%) | 19 (13.0) | 48 (26.1) | <.01 |
| 30-day ED visit, n (%) | 35 (24.0) | 56 (30.4) | .19 |
| 30-day all-cause mortality, n (%) | 1 (0.7) | 3 (1.6) | .63 |
| Time to readmissionb, days, median (IQR) | 30 (30–30) | 30 (25–30) | <.01 |
| Time to ED visitc, days, median (IQR) | 30 (30–30) | 30 (20.5–30) | .18 |
| Time to deathd, days, median (IQR) | 30 (30–30) | 30 (30–30) | .43 |
Abbreviations: ED, emergency department; IQR, interquartile range; TOC-OPAT, Transition-of-Care Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy Program.
aPearson’s χ2 tests or Fisher’s exact tests were used for comparing categorical variables between the 2 groups. Time-dependent variables were compared using log-rank test.
bTime to readmission was defined as the time from hospital discharge to the date of readmission; patients who were not readmitted within 30 days were censored on the date of death or at 30 days, whichever came first.
cTime to ED visit was defined similarly as time to readmission.
dTime to death was defined as the time from hospital discharge to the date of death; patients who had not died within 30 days were censored at 30 days.