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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2022 Mar 7;23(6):e277–e288. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000002932

Table 2:

Multivariable models for factors associated with number of post-discharge encounters

Predictor Rate ratio (95% Confidence Interval) p-value
Number of hospital readmissions
Pediatric Medical Complexity Algorithm 1 0.017
  No chronic conditions Reference
  Non-complex chronic condition(s) 2.35 (0.92, 7.58)
  Complex chronic condition(s) 1.96 (1.20, 3.21)
Sum of PELOD-2 Hematologic Score 1.03 (1.00, 1.06) 0.026
Infection at eligibility 0.021
  Documented 1.75 (1.09, 2.84)
  Suspected Reference
Number of emergency department visits
Pediatric Medical Complexity Algorithm 1 0.002
  No chronic conditions Reference
  Non-complex chronic condition(s) 2.29 (1.11, 5.13)
  Complex chronic condition(s) 1.86 (1.28, 2.70)
Age (years) 0.95 (0.92, 0.98) 0.003
1

Patient diagnoses data collected within the pediatric health information system (PHIS) for the 3 years prior to the LAPSE index Intensive Care Unit admission was used. PHIS data was not available for 1 patient.

PELOD: Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction score.