Table 3.
Outcomes | Whites | Hispanics | p |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 3289 | 770 | |
Complications (%) | |||
Acute kidney injury | 15.5 | 14.8 | 0.63 |
Acute kidney injury requiring hemodialysis | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.88 |
Atrial fibrillation | 20.6 | 4.3 | <0.001 |
Acute DVT | 3.1 | 3.3 | 0.80 |
Acute PE | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.13 |
Acute stroke | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.10 |
Acute intra cranial hemorrhage | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.81 |
Chest tube for pneumothorax | 2.2 | 2.9 | 0.29 |
Transfusion—PRBC | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.97 |
Died (%) | 17.1 | 10.7 | <0.001 |
Hospice (%) | 5.8 | 1.3 | <0.001 |
LOS in survivors, median days (IQR) | 5 (3–9) | 5 (3–8) | 0.04 |
Time to death, median days (IQR) | 10 (5–18) | 15.5 (6–22) | 0.007 |
Disposition (%) | <0.001 | ||
Home | 59.6 | 87.9 | |
Home with health | 21.6 | 6.3 | |
Rehab/SNF/LTAC/acute care | 15.9 | 3.6 | |
Others | 2.9 | 2.2 | |
Subsequent readmissions in survivors, n (%) | 408 (15%) | 54 (7.9%) | <0.001 |
Subsequent deaths during the readmissions, n (%) | 101 (21.9%) | 11 (19.3%) | 0.65 |
Abbreviations: ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range.