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. 2018 Feb 6;33(5):729–736. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4307-z

Table 3.

Patient Safety

Measure, n (%) Home (n = 9) Control (n = 11)
Fall 0 (0) 0 (0)
Delirium 0 (0) 0 (0)
DVT/PE 0 (0) 0 (0)
New pressure ulcer 0 (0) 0 (0)
Thrombophlebitis at peripheral IV site 0 (0) 0 (0)
CAUTI 0 (0) 0 (0)
Clostridium difficile 0 (0) 0 (0)
New MRSA 0 (0) 0 (0)
New arrhythmia 0 (0) 0 (0)
Hypokalemia 0 (0) 0 (0)
Acute kidney injury 0 (0) 1 (9)
Transfer back to hospital 0 (0) n/a
Mortality during admission 0 (0) 0 (0)
> 3 medications added to medication list 0 (0) 1 (9)
30-day mortality 0 (0) 0 (0)

Abbreviations: CAUTI, catheter-associated urinary tract infection; DVT/PE, deep venous thromboembolism/pulmonary embolism; IV, intravenous; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; n/a, not applicable