Table 3. Causes of readmission and risk reduction.
Cause for readmission | Control | Intervention | ARR (95% CI) | RRR (95% CI) | p -Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | 409 (75.5%) | 133 (24.5%) | |||
All cause | 57 (13.9%) | 8 (6.0%) | 7.9 (2.7–13.2) | 56.8 (11.9–78.9) | 0.0146 |
Hyponatremia | 17 (4.2%) | 3 (2.3%) | 1.9 (−1.3–5.1) | 45.7 (−82.3–83.8) | 0.3124 |
Hypernatremia | 5 (1.2%) | 1 (0.8%) | 0.5 (−1.3–2.3) | 38.5 (−422–92.8) | 0.6523 |
Adrenal insufficiency | 5 (1.2%) | 1 (0.8%) | 0.5 (−1.3–2.3) | 38.5 (−422–92.8) | 0.6523 |
Pain/headache | 16 (3.9%) | 4 (3.0%) | 0.9 (−2.6–4.4) | 23.1 (−125–80.1) | 0.6308 |
CSF leak | 14 (3.4%) | 3 (2.3%) | 1.2 (−1.9–4.2) | 34.1 (−125–80.8) | 0.5023 |
Epistaxis | 11 (2.7%) | 2 (1.5%) | 1.8 (−1.4–3.8) | 44.1 (−149–87.4) | 0.4375 |
Note: Bold indicates statistically significant p -Values.
Abbreviations: ARR, absolute risk reduction; CI, confidence interval; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; RRR, relative risk reduction.