Table 2.
Readmission and index visit characteristics for new stroke event (stroke or TIA) vs. others.
| Reason for readmission |
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|---|---|---|---|
| New stroke or TIA (n = 27) | Other reason (n = 107) | p | |
| Readmission characteristic | |||
| Days to readmit (median, IQR) | 5 (2, 10) | 8 (4, 14) | 0.059 |
| Readmit within 1 week (n, %) | 16 (69.2%) | 49 (46.7%) | 0.039 |
| Readmission LOS—all (median, IQR) | 4 (2, 7) | 4 (3, 8) | 0.462 |
| Readmission LOS—d/c alive only (median, IQR) | 4 (2, 7) | 4 (2.75, 8.25) | 0.571 |
| Index visit characteristic | |||
| Age (median, IQR) | 66 (53, 80) | 76 (61, 86) | 0.105 |
| Pre-stroke live at home (n, %) | 26 (96.3%) | 89 (83.2%) | 0.121 |
| Comorbidities (n, %) | |||
| Prior stroke | 13 (48.1%) | 30 (28.0%) | 0.045 |
| COPD | 1 (3.7%) | 18 (16.8%) | 0.121 |
| Recent infection | 1 (3.7%) | 24 (22.4%) | 0.026 |
| CAD | 3 (11.1%) | 39 (35.5%) | 0.014 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 1 (3.7%) | 27 (25.2%) | 0.014 |
| Hemorrhagic | 8 (29.6%) | 17 (15.9%) | 0.048 |
| Ischemic | 13 (48.1%) | 78 (72.9%) | |
| TIA (n, %) | 6 (22.2%) | 12 (11.2%) | |
| LOS (median, IQR) | 3 (2, 7) | 5 (3, 10) | 0.027 |
| Index D/C other than home | 9 (34.6%) | 75 (70.8%) | 0.001 |
| Treatment with Foley catheter | 7 (25.9%) | 59 (55.1%) | 0.007 |
| Use of PEG | 1 (3.7%) | 19 (17.8%) | 0.076 |