Table 5.
Resource use and outcomes for mechanically ventilated patients rehospitalized within 30 days in the United States and Canada
| Characteristic | Rehospitalizations within 30 Days |
P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York (n = 15,527) | Ontario (n = 5,580) | ||
| Same admission diagnosis as index hospitalization | 2,355 (15.2) | 598 (10.7) | <0.001 |
| Primary reason for rehospitalization, n (%) | |||
| 1. | Septicemia: 2,540 (16.4) | Complications of procedures: 461 (8.3) | |
| 2. | Complications of surgical procedures or medical care: 1,064 (6.9) | Congestive heart failure: 364 (6.5) | |
| 3. | Congestive heart failure: 941 (6.1) | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 207 (3.7) | |
| Admitted to ICU* | 4,418 (28.5) | 1,175 (21.1) | <0.001 |
| Mechanically ventilated, n (%) | 3,539 (22.8) | 549 (9.8) | <0.001 |
| ICU length of stay (for patients admitted to ICU), d | |||
| Median (IQR) | 4 (2–8) | 4 (2–8) | |
| Mean (SD) | 7.1 (11.8) | 9.0 (24.7) | 0.01 |
| Hospital length of stay, d | |||
| Median (IQR) | 7 (3–13) | 7 (4–15) | |
| Mean (SD) | 11.5 (20.3) | 15.0 (29.1) | <0.001 |
| Hospital mortality, n (%) | 1,767 (11.4) | 472 (8.5) | <0.001 |
Definition of abbreviations: ICU = intensive care unit; IQR = interquartile range; SD = standard deviation.
*
New York includes intensive care and coronary care; excludes intermediate intensive care. Ontario includes special care unit codes for high intensive care units.