Table 4.
Comparisons of related factors upon discharge between cases and controls
| Variables | Cases | Controls | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 300 | N = 300 | ||||
| Discharge planning services, yes (%) | 120 | (40.0) | 96 | (32.0) | 0.032 |
| Medical department of discharge | 0.796 | ||||
| Internal medicine | 180 | (60.0) | 172 | (57.3) | |
| Surgical department | 63 | (21.0) | 69 | (23.0) | |
| Obstetrics and gynecology | 13 | (4.3) | 12 | (4.0) | |
| Others | 44 | (14.6) | 47 | (15.7) | |
| Physician’s experience (years), mean (SD) | 8.55 | (7.34) | 8.46 | (7.45) | 0.886 |
| Destination of discharge | - | ||||
| Home and outpatient follow-up | 292 | (97.3) | 290 | (96.7) | |
| Admitted to another hospital | 5 | (1.7) | 6 | (2.0) | |
| Nursing facilities | 1 | (0.3) | 1 | (0.3) | |
| Postacute care | 1 | (0.3) | 0 | (0) | |
| Others | 1 | (0.3) | 3 | (1.0) | |
| Vital signs 24 hours prior to discharge | |||||
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 127.34 | (19.70) | 130.10 | (19.42) | 0.068 |
| Systolic BP ≥ 100 mmHg (%) | 282 | (94.0) | 293 | (97.7) | 0.025 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg), mean (SD) | 73.24 | (13.44) | 74.96 | (14.18) | 0.102 |
| Pulse rate (/min), mean (SD) | 83.26 | (14.18) | 80.39 | (12.92) | 0.008 |
| Temperature (°C), mean (SD) | 36.5 | (0.49) | 36.44 | (0.45) | 0.087 |
| Temperature ≥ 37.5°C, yes (%) | 7 | (2.3) | 4 | (1.3) | 0.361 |
| Respiratory rate (/min), mean (SD) | 18.41 | (2.29) | 18.08 | (1.79) | 0.030 |
| Discharged medications | |||||
| Number of categories, mean (SD) | 6.99 | (4.36) | 5.60 | (3.99) | <0.001 |
| Number of total tablets, mean (SD) | 77.14 | (56.00) | 63.26 | (60.52) | 0.002 |
| Number of daily tablets, mean (SD) | 11.27 | (7.64) | 9.27 | (6.83) | <0.001 |
| Length of stay (days), mean (SD) | 11.24 | 13.13 | 9.14 | 10.17 | 0.005 |
| Discharged conditions | |||||
| With pressure injury (injuries), yes (%) | 70 | (23.3) | 44 | (14.7) | 0.004 |
| With a nasogastric tube, yes (%) | 43 | (14.3) | 34 | (11.3) | 0.272 |
| With a Foley catheter, yes (%) | 26 | (8.7) | 19 | (6.3) | 0.278 |
| With a trachea tube, yes (%) | 6 | (2.0) | 4 | (1.3) | 0.524 |
| With other catheter (s), yes (%) | 121 | (40.3) | 104 | (34.7) | 0.152 |
| Number of catheters, mean (SD) | 0.80 | (0.06) | 0.64 | (0.05) | 0.034 |