Table 3.

30‐Day Readmission Rate, Death, and Mechanical Circulatory Support Use

End points	Total, N=146 279	Non‐RHC, N=127 140	RHC, N=19 139	P value
30‐day readmission rate, %*	19.5	19.7	18.7	0.045
Time to readmission, d, mean (SD)*	11.6 (8.4)	11.4 (8.4)	12.5 (8.3)	<0.001
Death on readmission hospitalization, %	9.2	9.3	7.9	0.03
Intra‐aortic balloon pump, %*	1.32	1.0%	2.9%	<0.001
Percutaneous ventricular assist device, %*	0.44	0.40	0.68	0.11
Extracorporeal life support, %*	0.38	0.27	1.0	0.004
OHT, %*	0.30	0.14	1.27	<0.001
LVAD, %*	1.09	0.53	4.3	<0.001

LVAD indicates left ventricular assist device; OHT, orthotropic heart transplant; and RHC, right heart catheterization.

^*Only unplanned readmissions included.