Table 3 Patient Discharge Status, LOS, and Total Costs
Mean (+/−SE)/no.(%) | P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
MV Use N = 2,546 | No MV Use N = 19,805 | All N = 22,350 | ||
Discharge status | <.001 | |||
Routine | 236 (9.3%) | 10,131 (51.2%) | 10,367 (46.4%) | |
Transfer to short-term hospital | 175 (6.9%) | 548 (2.8%) | 724 (3.2%) | |
Transfer to other facilities | 531 (20.8%) | 3,353 (16.9%) | 3,883 (17.4%) | |
Home health care | 181 (7.1%) | 3,937 (19.9%) | 4,118 (18.4%) | |
Died in hospital | 1,408 (55.3%) | 1,738 (8.8%) | 3,146 (14.1%) | |
Othera | 15 (0.6%) | 98 (0.5%) | 112 (0.5%) | |
Days of stay (among all IPF patients) | 16.5 (+/−0.73) | 6.2 (+/−0.10) | 7.4 (+/−0.15) | <.001 |
Died in hospital | 1,408 (55.3%) | 1,738 (8.8%) | 3,146 (14.1%) | <.001 |
Total inpatient costs (2011 US$) | $49,924 (+/−2,490) | $11,742 (+/−390) | $16,042 (+/−631) | <.001 |