Table 5.

Cause of Death (Without Readmission) Within 30 Days of Discharge From Index Hospitalization

Cause of Death	Death Without Readmission		Death Regardless of Readmission
	n	%	n	%
All	2593	100.0	6352	100.0
Cardiac	1342	51.8	3251	51.2
Withdrawal from dialysis	410	15.8	822	12.9
Infection	47	1.8	349	5.5
Liver disease/gastrointestinal	19	0.7	101	1.6
Vascular	13	0.5	38	0.6
Metabolic/endocrine	5	0.2	22	0.4
Other	210	8.1	525	8.3
Unknown	547	21.1	1244	19.6