TABLE 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Pediatric Admissions for bTARTIs in the Study Population, Stratified by 30-Day Revisit Rate (n = 3715 Unique Patients)
| Variable | Total Sample | Hospital Revisit Within 30 d | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||
| 7355 (100) | 5113 (69.5) | 2242 (30.5) | |
| Discharge-level variables | |||
| Admission age, y, median (IQR) | 3 (1–9) | 4 (2–9) | 2 (1–7) |
| Infant, n (%) | 860 (11.7) | 465 (9.1) | 395 (17.6) |
| Early childhood, n (%) | 3300 (44.9) | 2226 (43.5) | 1074 (47.9) |
| Late childhood, n (%) | 2240 (30.5) | 1719 (33.6) | 521 (23.2) |
| Adolescence, n (%) | 955 (13.0) | 703 (13.7) | 252 (11.2) |
| Insurance, n (%) | |||
| Public | 5391 (73.3) | 3697 (72.3) | 1694 (75.6) |
| Private, self-pay, other, missing | 1964 (26.7) | 1416 (27.7) | 548 (24.4) |
| CCCs | |||
| Total no., median (IQR) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) |
| Respiratory, n (%) | 7355 (100) | 5113 (100) | 2242 (100) |
| Gastrointestinal, n (%) | 6160 (83.8) | 4275 (83.6) | 1885 (84.1) |
| Neuromuscular, n (%) | 3856 (52.4) | 2703 (52.9) | 1153 (51.4) |
| Congenital, n (%) | 2445 (33.2) | 1672 (32.7) | 773 (34.5) |
| Cardiovascular, n (%) | 1228 (16.7) | 782 (15.3) | 446 (19.9) |
| Metabolic, n (%) | 532 (7.2) | 365 (7.1) | 167 (7.4) |
| Renal, n (%) | 486 (6.6) | 307 (6.0) | 179 (8.0) |
| Hematologic, n (%) | 275 (3.7) | 184 (3.6) | 91 (4.1) |
| Oncological, n (%) | 161 (2.2) | 110 (2.2) | 51 (2.3) |
| No. CCCs, n (%) | |||
| 1 | 450 (6.1) | 318 (6.2) | 132 (5.9) |
| 2 | 1483 (20.2) | 1051 (20.6) | 432 (19.3) |
| 3 | 3169 (43.1) | 2247 (43.9) | 922 (41.1) |
| 4 or more | 2253 (30.6) | 1497 (29.3) | 756 (33.7) |
| Other comorbidities, n (%) | |||
| Gastrostomy tube | 5672 (77.1) | 3969 (77.6) | 1703 (76.0) |
| Ventilator dependency | 2346 (31.9) | 1560 (30.5) | 786 (35.1) |
| Disposition, n (%) | |||
| Home without home nurse | 5771 (78.5) | 4042 (79.1) | 1729 (77.1) |
| Other | 1584 (21.5) | 1071 (20.9) | 513 (22.9) |
| Mechanical ventilation during admission, n (%) | |||
| Chronic ventilator dependency | 2281 (31.0) | 1513 (29.6) | 768 (34.3) |
| Mechanical ventilation only during admission | 1498 (20.4) | 1045 (20.4) | 453 (20.2) |
| No mechanical ventilation | 3576 (48.6) | 2555 (50.0) | 1021 (45.5) |
| Admission diagnosis, n (%) | |||
| Bacterial pneumonia | 2901 (39.4) | 2105 (41.2) | 796 (35.5) |
| Bacterial tracheitis | 3573 (48.6) | 2372 (46.4) | 1201 (53.6) |
| Aspiration pneumonia | 589 (8.0) | 404 (7.9) | 185 (8.3) |
| Other | 292 (4.0) | 232 (4.5) | 60 (2.7) |
| LOS, d, median (IQR) | 4 (3–8) | 4 (3–8) | 5 (3–8) |
| Admitted to ICU during hospitalization, n (%) | 2688 (36.5) | 1855 (36.3) | 833 (37.2) |
| Anti-Pseudomonas antibiotic on hospital day 0–1, n (%) | 5336 (72.5) | 3725 (72.9) | 1611 (71.9) |
| Patient-level variables, n (%) | |||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 4343 (59.0) | 2980 (58.3) | 1363 (60.8) |
| Female | 3012 (41.0) | 2133 (41.7) | 879 (39.2) |
| Race | |||
| White | 2839 (38.6) | 1981 (38.7) | 858 (38.3) |
| Black | 1414 (19.2) | 995 (19.5) | 419 (18.7) |
| Hispanic | 1893 (25.7) | 1310 (25.6) | 583 (26.0) |
| Other | 1209 (16.4) | 827 (16.2) | 382 (17.0) |
| Hospital-level variables, n (%) | |||
| Region | |||
| West | 1810 (24.6) | 1266 (24.8) | 544 (24.3) |
| Midwest | 2142 (29.1) | 1409 (27.6) | 733 (32.7) |
| Northeast | 886 (12.0) | 604 (11.8) | 282 (12.6) |
| South | 2517 (34.2) | 1834 (35.9) | 683 (30.5) |