Table 3.
Hospital Outcomes in Watchman Recipients Stratified by Race/Ethnic Groups
Variables, n (%) | White (n=30 075) | Black (n=1480) | Hispanics (n=2090) | Other races (n=1315) | P value |
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Died at discharge | 70 (0.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
Discharge disposition | <0.01 | ||||
Home/routine/self-care | 27 625 (91.9) | 1290 (87.2) | 1885 (90.2) | 1190 (90.5) | |
Nonhome discharges | 2425 (8.1) | 190 (12.8) | 205 (9.8) | 125 (9.5) | |
Resource utilization, median (IQR) | <0.01 | ||||
Length of stay, d | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–1) | |
Cost of hospitalization, $ | 24 542 (18 580–30 734) | 25 737 (19 257–30 244) | 24 270 (19 947–31 643) | 26 315 (20 247–31 678) | <0.01 |
For n <11, the absolute numbers are not reported as per the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project recommendations. IQR indicates interquartile range.