Table 2.
Hospital Encounter Outcomes and Resource Use in Patients Hospitalized With Acute Heart Failure
| Variables, N (%) |
2002–2006 (n=297 146) |
2007–2011 (n=4 039 735) |
2012–2016 (n=7 469 964) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Died at discharge | 14 409 (4.9) | 190 554 (4.7) | 371 325 (5.0) | <0.001 |
| Discharge disposition of alive patients | ||||
| Home discharge | 209 010 (70.4) | 2 666 367 (66.0) | 4 883 454 (65.4) | <0.001 |
| Short‐term care facility | 10 057 (3.4) | 121 997 (3.0) | 234 280 (3.1) | |
| Long‐term care facility | 61 807 (20.8) | 1 030 413 (25.5) | 1 909 570 (25.6) | |
| Against medical advice | 1529 (0.5) | 25 304 (0.6) | 64 530 (0.9) | |
| Resource use, mean (SD) | ||||
| Length of stay, mean (SD), d (unadjusted) | 7.1 (7.9) | 6.8 (7.2) | 6.9 (7.5) | <0.001 |
| Cost of hospitalization, mean (SD), $ (unadjusted) | 14 648.3 (21 812.1) | 17 015 (25 508.7) | 17 094.7 (26 546.5) | <0.001 |