Table 2.
Clinical Outcomes.
| Variable | Total N = 125 | Period A N = 41 | Period B N = 39 | Period C N = 45 | Pairwise Comparison p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A vs. B | A vs. C | B vs. C | |||||
| 30-day death | 14 (11.2%) | 3 (7.3%) | 6 (15.4%) | 5 (11.1%) | 0.25 | 0.55 | 0.56 |
| Time to OR (hours) | 27.3 ± 21.0 | 23.1 ± 13.3 | 24.9 ± 16.5 | 33.2 ± 28.0 | 0.60 | 0.04 | 0.11 |
| Length of Stay (hours) | 128.0 ± 70.1 | 109.4 ± 35.4 | 129.9 ± 71.8 | 143.1 ± 87.6 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.22 |
| Underlying CI | 61 (48.8%) | 20 (48.8%) | 17 (43.6%) | 24 (53.3%) | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.37 |
| Delirium | 33 (26.4%) | 11 (26.8%) | 13 (33.3%) | 9 (20.0%) | 0.53 | 0.45 | 0.17 |
| CI patients who had delirium | 28 (45.9% of CI) | 8 (40% of CI) | 12 (70.6% of CI) | 8 (33.3% of CI) | 0.06 | 0.65 | 0.02 |
| First PT session | |||||||
| <= POD 1 | 106 (84.8%) | 36 (87.8%) | 31 (77.5%) | 39 (86.7%) | 0.22 | 0.87 | 0.27 |
| >=POD 2 | 19 (15.2%) | 5 (12.2%) | 9 (22.5%) | 6 (13.3%) | |||
| Discharge Destination | |||||||
| NH, TCU | 94 (75.2%) | 35 (85.4%) | 30 (76.9%) | 29 (64.4%) | 0.42 | 0.03 | 0.15 |
| Home | 25 (20.0%) | 4 (9.8%) | 7 (17.9%) | 14 (31.1%) | 0.35 | 0.02 | 0.12 |
| In-hospital death | 6 (4.8%) | 2 (4.9%) | 2 (5.1%) | 2 (4.4%) | 0.98 | 0.92 | 0.94 |
| Hospice or Comfort care | 32 (25.6%) | 11 (26.8%) | 12 (30.8%) | 9 (20.0%) | 0.70 | 0.45 | 0.26 |
| Readmission in 30 days | 13 (10.4%) | 5 (12.2%) | 3 (7.7%) | 5 (11.1%) | 0.44 | 0.88 | 0.52 |
Abbreviations: OR, operating room; CI, cognitive impairment; PT, physical therapy; POD, postoperative day; NH, nursing home; TCU, transitional care unit.