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Table 4 Disposition

From: Outcomes of acute pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients with cancer

Disposition

Patients with cancer (%)

Patients without cancer (%)

Overall (%)

Routine: home or self-care*

43.8

53.9

52.3

Transfer to short-term hospital*

2.8

3.3

3.2

Transfer other*†

17.6

19.7

19.3

Home health care*‡

35.8

23.2

25.2

  1. Disposition at the time of discharge of hospitalized PE patients with and without cancer
  2. *P < 0.0001
  3. †Includes skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, inpatient rehab facility, hospice facility
  4. ‡Includes home health services, home hospice
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