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Table 3 Readmissions, emergency department visits and in-hospital mortality for pre-post implementation analysis

From: Effectiveness of a standardized electronic admission order set for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Results

Pre-implementation (n = 556)

Post-implementation (n = 857)

p-value

7-day readmission, n (%)

33 (5.9)

60 (7.0)

0.430

30-day readmission, n, (%)

91 (16.4)

166 (19.4)

0.153

90-day readmission, n, (%)

170 (30.6)

299 (34.9)

0.093

7-day ED visits, n (%)

42 (7.6)

55 (6.4)

0.409

30-day ED visits, n (%)

124 (22.3)

196 (22.9)

0.803

In-hospital mortality, n, (%)

19 (3.4)

31 (3.6)

0.842

  1. ED = emergency department