Number of readmissions | All patients N = 116 | Intervention | Control | Significance |
---|---|---|---|---|
Acute Care (N) | 55 | 29 | 26 | 0.47 |
(Mean, SD)/patient | 0.47 (0.77) | 0.51 (0.76) | 0.44 (0.79) | 0.60 |
Sub-acute care (N) | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0.75 |
(Mean, SD)/patient | 0.09 (0.31) | 0.07 (0.26) | 0.10 (0.36) | 0.60 |
Total (N) | 65 | 33 | 32 | 0.61 |
(Mean, SD)/patient | 0.56 (0.89) | 0.58 (0.84) | 0.54 (0.93) | 0.80 |
Hospital Bed-days | ||||
Index LOS (total days) | 1289 | 573 | 716 | |
(Mean, (SD)/patient) | 10.0 (12.6) | 12.1 (15.7) | 0.43 | |
Acute Care Readmit (total days) | 388 | 193 | 195 | |
(Mean, (SD)/patient) | 3.4 (6.5) | 3.3 (6.9) | 0.95 | |
Sub-acute Readmit (total days) | 255 | 78 | 177 | |
(Mean, (SD)/patient) | 1.4 (5.5) | 3.0 (14.7) | 0.43 | |
Total Bed-days over follow-up | 643 | 271 | 372 | |
(Mean, (SD)/patient) | 4.8 (9.2) | 6.3 (17.2) | 0.55 | |
Total bed days: | 1932 | 844 | 1088 | |
index + readmission | 14.8 (16.2) | 18.4 (22.4) | 0.32 |