Table 3.
Characteristics of 30-day Readmissions after Pediatric Hospitalization for Suicide Ideation or Attempt in 2013–2014
| Unplanned 30-day readmissions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined sample (SI or SA) N=11,375 | Index admission for SI only (%) N=8,531 | Index admission for SA (%) N=2,844 | p-value for SI vs. SA | |
| >1 readmission within 30 days of index hospitalization | 10.9 | 10.8 | 11.7 | .44 |
| Characteristics of First Readmission | ||||
| Readmission Timing | ||||
| First readmission in 0–7 days | 34.1 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 0.17 |
| First readmission in 8–30 days | 65.9 | 66.5 | 64.0 | |
| Hospital Characteristics | ||||
| Same Hospital | 84.7 | 86.2 | 80.3 | <.001 |
| Different Hospital | 15.3 | 13.8 | 19.7 | <.001 |
| Clinical Characteristics | ||||
| Primary Psychiatric indication | 94.5 | 95.6 | 91.3 | <.001 |
| Medical/Surgical indication | 5.5 | 4.4 | 8.7 | <.001 |
| Suicide ideation, but no attempt | 43.9 | 48.1 | 31.3 | <.001 |
| Suicide attempt | 19.5 | 15.9 | 30.5 | <.001 |
| Length of Hospitalization [Median (IQR)] | 6 (4–8) | 6 (4–8) | 5 (3–8) | .02 |
Abbreviations: IQR – interquartile range; SA- suicide attempt; SI – suicide ideation