Table 2.
Difference between New York and Ontario in percentage of patients rehospitalized within 30 days of hospital discharge, by patient characteristics at the index hospitalization
| Characteristic | New York |
Ontario |
(New York–Ontario) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total(n) | One or More Rehospitalizations within 30 d n (%) | Total (n) | One or More Rehospitalizations within 30 d n (%) | Absolute Difference in Rehospitalization Proportion | P Value | |
| All | 71,063 | 15,527 (21.8) | 41,875 | 5,580 (13.3) | +8.5 | <0.001 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 38,369 | 8,127 (21.2) | 25,484 | 3,232 (12.7) | +8.5 | <0.001 |
| Female | 32,692 | 7,400 (22.6) | 16,391 | 2,348 (14.3) | +8.3 | <0.001 |
| Mechanical ventilation | ||||||
| <96 h without tracheostomy* | 41,517 | 8,049 (19.4) | 29,977 | 3,904 (13.0) | +6.4 | <0.001 |
| ≥96 h without tracheostomy* | 19,255 | 4,422 (23.0) | 8,000 | 1,145 (14.3) | +8.7 | <0.001 |
| Any mechanical ventilation with tracheostomy | 10,231 | 3,046 (29.8) | 3,898 | 531 (13.6) | +16.2 | <0.001 |
| Dialysis during primary hospitalization | ||||||
| No | 66,430 | 14,050 (21.2) | 39,195 | 5,115 (13.1) | +8.1 | <0.001 |
| Yes–acute | 2,099 | 592 (28.2) | 2,284 | 379 (16.6) | +11.6 | <0.001 |
| Yes–ESRD | 2,534 | 885 (34.9) | 396 | 86 (21.7) | +13.2 | <0.001 |
| Charlson comorbidity index | ||||||
| 0 | 19,754 | 3,065 (15.5) | 12,170 | 1,056 (8.7) | +6.8 | <0.001 |
| 1–2 | 30,414 | 6,638 (21.8) | 15,669 | 1,925 (12.3) | +9.5 | <0.001 |
| ≥3 | 20,895 | 5,824 (27.9) | 14,036 | 2,599 (18.5) | +9.4 | <0.001 |
| Discharge destination | ||||||
| Home | 22,609 | 3,166 (14.0) | 20,225 | 2,276 (11.3) | +2.7 | <0.001 |
| Home with health services | 15,508 | 3,276 (21.1) | 9,688 | 1,719 (17.7) | +3.4 | <0.001 |
| Other† | 32,946 | 9,085 (27.6) | 11,962 | 1,585 (13.3) | +14.3 | <0.001 |
Definition of abbreviation: ESRD = end-stage renal disease.
*
Tracheostomy performed at any time during the index hospitalization.
†
Other discharge destination in Ontario includes: long-term care (3.1%); rehabilitative care (14.3%); complex continuing care (6.0%); acute care (1.2%) facilities and others (4.0%). In New York, it includes: skilled nursing facility (34.3%); rehabilitation facility (2.7%); hospice (2.4%); other hospital (3.1%); and others (3.9%).