Table 1:
Demographic Characteristics
| Patients Discharged Home (n=338) |
Patients Discharged to a Facility (n=479) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 150 (44%) | 218 (46%) |
| Female | 188 (56%) | 261 (54%) |
| Median Age [IQR] Missing |
75.8 (70.0 – 83.9) N = 7 |
78.9 (71.6 – 87.2) N = 3 |
| Race | ||
| African American | 43 (13%) | 59 (13%) |
| White / Caucasian | 269 (80%) | 388 (85%) |
| Other |
13 (4%) | 11 (2%) |
| Missing | 13 (4%) | 21 (4%) |
| Marital Status | ||
| Unmarried | 159 (47%) | 297 (62%) |
| Married | 159 (47%) | 164 (34%) |
| Missing | 20 (6%) | 18 (4%) |
| ECOG Functional Status | ||
| 1 or 2 | 17 (5%) | 5 (1%) |
| 3 | 123 (36%) | 112 (23%) |
| 4 | 193 (57%) | 358 (75%) |
| Missing | 5 (2%) | 4 (1%) |
| Estimated Life Expectancy | ||
| Less than 7 days | 50 (15%) | 112 (23%) |
| 7 days to 1 month | 96 (28%) | 169 (35%) |
| 1 to 6 months | 192 (57%) | 198 (41%) |
| Life-limiting Diagnosis | ||
| Neurologic | 37 (11%) | 74 (16%) |
| Cardiac | 52 (15%) | 59 (12%) |
| Pulmonary | 33 (10%) | 29 (6%) |
| Gastrointestinal/Hepatic | 25 (7%) | 37 (8%) |
| Malignancy | 150 (44%) | 162 (34%) |
| Frailty/Dementia | 15 (4%) | 40 (8%) |
| Trauma/Burn | 10 (3%) | 36 (8%) |
| Multisystem Organ Failure | 6 (2%) | 23 (5%) |
| Other | 10 (3%) | 19 (4%) |
| Consult for Hospice Referral | ||
| Yes | 21 (6%) | 27 (6%) |
| No | 314 (93%) | 449 (94%) |
| Reason for Consult Missing | 3 (1%) | 3 (1%) |