Table 1.
Patient characteristics, rates, and outcomes of GT placement.
| AD | PD | ALS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Characteristics | |||
| Number of cases | 44,078 | 33,168 | 1316 |
| Age (SD) | 82.0 (8.0) | 77.2 (9.3) | 65.2 (14.1) |
| Male (%) | 32.9 | 52.4 | 56.5 |
| Five-year aggregated rates of GT placement per 1000 cases | |||
| 1990–1994 | 32.2 | 19.7 | 114 |
| 1995–1999 | 31.2 | 24.6 | 124 |
| 2000–2004 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 128.3 |
| 2005–2009 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 111.7 |
| Length of Hospital Stay, Median number of days (IQR) | |||
| without GT | 4 (3.6) | 4 (3.8) | 4.6 (3.8) |
| with GT | 7.4 (7.0) | 9.5 (12.6) | 7.8 (19.7) |
| Discharge destination (%) | |||
| Without GT | |||
| Home | 39.0 | 44.4 | 61.4 |
| Short-term facility | 6.2 | 6.7 | 0.9 |
| Long-term facility | 42.2 | 34.4 | 13.8 |
| Other | 12.2 | 13.7 | 23.6 |
| With GT | |||
| Home | 14.1 | 16 | 63.7 |
| Short-term facility | 12.3 | 11.1 | 0 |
| Long-term facility | 55 | 73.9 | 27.7 |
| Other | 11.8 | 5.2 | 9.6 |