Impact of Age on Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Table 3
Outcomes in different age groups.
Age
<18
18–50
51–65
≥65
value
458
1938
3097
4800
Long term
5 (1.1)
64 (3.3)
220 (7.1)
919 (19.2)
<.0001
Home
417 (91.1)
1663 (85.9)
2431 (78.5)
3011 (62.8)
<.0001
Short
10 (2.2)
65 (3.4)
80 (2.6)
105 (2.2)
.048
Death
3 (0.7)
21 (1.1)
44 (1.4)
132 (2.8)
<.0001
LOS
4.1 (6.0)
4.3 (5.6)
4.4 (5.5)
4.8 (5.8)
.0006
Charge
29908 (71669)
32793 (60523)
30616 (48943)
28149 (46686)
.008
Iatrogenic complication
33 (7.2)
119 (6.1)
214 (6.9)
280 (5.8)
.22
Long-term = discharged to a long term care facility; home = discharged to home; short = discharged to a short term rehabilitation facility; LOS = hospital length of stay; charge = total hospital charges.
