Table 2.

Trends in Discharge Disposition and Economic Outcome in Young Adults Undergoing CABG, 2004 to 2018

Variable	2004–2008	2009–2013	2014–2018
Length of stay, mean (SE), d	8.35 (0.08)	8.79 (0.09)	9.20 (0.09)
Inflation‐adjusted cost, US $, mean (SE)	42 036.6 (524.9)	46 570.8 (574.6)	50 758.2 (636.3)
Discharge disposition of surviving patients, n (%)
Home	43 737 (94.54)	32 326 (92.89)	26 810 (91.36)
Short‐term care facility	255 (0.55)	263 (0.76)	230 (0.78)
Long‐term care facility	1493 (3.23)	1450 (4.17)	1665 (5.67)
Against medical advice	95 (0.2)	54 (0.15)	75 (0.26)