Table 2.
Primary outcome according to treatment arm
|
Patients receiving ambulatory care (n=117) |
Patients receiving standard care (n=119) |
Difference (95% CI) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients with available data | Result | Patients with available data | Result | |||
| Total hospital stay within 30 days after treatment (days) | 114 | 0 (0 to 3) | 113 | 4 (0 to 8) | 2 (1 to 3) | <0·0001 |
| Total hospital stay within 30 days after treatment (h) | 114 | 4·7 (2·7 to 59·2) | 110 | 74·7 (6·3 to 178·2) | 48·3 (19·4 to 71·8) | <0·0001 |
| Duration of initial hospital stay (days) | 114 | 0 (0 to 1) | 114 | 2 (0 to 6) | 1 (0 to 2) | <0·0001 |
| Patients requiring further admission within 30 days (n [%]) | 117 | 17 (15%) | 119 | 23 (19%) | .. | .. |
| Duration of further admission (days) | 17 | 4 (3 to 7) | 23 | 4 (2 to 5) | −1 (−3 to 1) | 0·285 |
| Time until successful completion of treatment (days) | 111 | 3 (1 to 6) | 115 | 2 (0 to 6) | −1 (−2 to 0) | 0·0040 |
| Patients discharged on same day as initial admission (n [%]) | 114 | 73 (64%) | 115 | 39 (34%) | .. | <0·0001 |
Data are median (IQR) unless otherwise indicated.