Table 2.

Elixhauser comorbidities and discharge destination

Elixhauser Comorbidity (%)	Discharge Home (n=165)	Discharge Institution (n=65)
Fluid and electrolyte disorders	52.7	73.8
Hypertension, uncomplicated	38.2	32.3
Obesity	20.0	18.5
Cardiac arrhythmias	15.8	41.5
Chronic pulmonary disease	15.8	23.1
Diabetes, uncomplicated	15.2	9.2
Hypothyroidism	12.1	16.9
Diabetes, complicated	11.5	41.5
Coagulopathy	11.5	15.4
Renal failure	9.7	35.4
Congestive heart failure	9.1	24.6
Depression	7.3	18.5
Liver disease	6.7	1.5
Weight loss	5.5	18.5
Other neurologic disorders	4.2	32.3
Hypertension, complicated	4.2	24.6
Drug abuse	4.2	3.1
Valvular disease	3.6	3.1
AIDS/HIV	3.6	1.5
Peripheral vascular disease	3.0	9.2
Solid tumor without metastasis	3.0	3.1
Rheumatoid arthritis/collagen vascular diseases	2.4	6.2
Deficiency anemia	1.8	9.2
Lymphoma	1.8	0.0
Metastatic cancer	0.6	3.1
Pulmonary circulation disorders	0.6	1.5
Alcohol abuse	0.6	0.0
Blood loss anemia	0.6	0.0
Peptic ulcer disease, excluding bleeding	0.6	0.0
Paralysis	0.0	4.6
Psychoses	0.0	3.1