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Original Article

Volume 8, Number 7, July 2016, pages 537-543


Determinants of Home Discharge Among Survivors of Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Population-Level Analysis

Tables

Table 1. Discharge Destinations Among of Survivors of NF-Associated Hospitalization
 
Groupn = 10,724
Home, n (%)6,704 (62.5)
  Routine4,054 (37.8)
  With home health services2,651 (24.7)
Another hospital, n (%)2,699 (25.2)
Nursing facility, n (%)1,321 (12.3)

 

Table 2. Predictors of Home Discharge Among Survivors of Hospitalizations With Necrotizing Fasciitis
 
CovariateOdds ratio95% confidence intervalP
aAge < 65 years was used as referent. bFemale gender was used as referent; gender was masked in 1,017 hospitalizations. The model to examine the role of gender was restricted to hospitalizations with available gender designation (n = 9,707). cWhite race was used as referent. dPoverty level < 20% used as referent. ePrivate insurance was used as referent. fHuman immunodeficiency virus.
Age (years)a
  65-740.6670.560 - 0.794< 0.0001
  ≥ 750.3490.292 - 0.417< 0.0001
Maleb1.1661.058 - 1.2850.0020
Race/ethnicityc
  Black0.9460.817 - 1.0950.4561
  Hispanic1.1931.056 - 1.3490.0046
  Other1.0320.859 - 1.2390.7388
Poverty ≥ 20%d1.2431.105 - 1.3980.0003
Health insurancee
  No health insurance2.1611.183 - 2.521< 0.0001
  Medicaid1.5471.307 - 1.830< 0.0001
  Medicare0.5820.510 - 0.663< 0.0001
Chronic co-morbidity
  Congestive heart failure0.8360.719 - 0.9720.0201
  Peripheral vascular disease0.7780.662 - 0.9150.0024
  Dementia0.5310.272 - 1.0370.0637
  Lung disease0.9820.842 - 1.1450.8127
  Connective tissue disease0.9830.725 - 1.3340.9140
  Diabetes0.9960.901 - 1.1010.9373
  Renal disease0.7200.625 - 0.830< 0.0001
  Chronic liver disease0.6840.522 - 0.8950.0057
  Malignancy0.7730.609 - 0.9800.0333
  Cerebrovascular disease0.5490.430 - 0.702< 0.0001
  HIV infectionf0.8290.475 - 1.4480.5103
Teaching hospital1.2641.127 - 1.418< 0.0001
Type of organ failure
  Respiratory0.4640.386 - 0.558< 0.0001
  Cardiovascular0.6710.570 - 0.790< 0.0001
  Renal0.7170.625 - 0.8220.0042
  Hepatic1.3260.726 - 2.4220.3591
  Hematological0.8740.712 - 1.0730.1978
  Metabolic0.7780.632 - 0.9580.0180
  Neurological0.5730.418 - 0.7870.0006
Life-support interventions
  Mechanical ventilation0.3390.199 - 0.578< 0.0001
  Central venous catheterization1.7471.563 - 1.954< 0.0001
  Hemodialysis1.3371.020 - 1.7540.0354