Hospital-Acquired Infection Underlies Poor Functional Outcome in Patients with Prolonged Length of Stay
Table 2
Outcome measures according to whether or not LOS was prolonged.
LOS not prolonged
LOS prolonged
value
In-hospital infection, (%)
20 (11.9%)
49 (46.2%)
<0.0001
Pneumonia
6 (3.6%)
19 (18.1%)
<0.0001
UTI
11 (6.7%)
34 (32.1%)
<0.0001
Other
5 (3.1%)
10 (9.4%)
0.0245
Neurologic deterioration, (%)
38 (22.6%)
51 (48.1%)
<0.0001
Discharge NIHSS, median; IQR
2; 0, 7
6; 2, 16
<0.0001
Discharge mRS, median; IQR
2; 1, 4
4; 2, 5
<0.0001
Poor functional outcome*, (%)
79 (48.2%)
78 (73.6%)
<0.0001
Unfavorable discharge disposition**, (%)
12 (7.8%)
21 (21.2%)
0.0021
Discharge disposition
<0.0001
Discharge to home
101 (66.0%)
30 (30.3%)
Discharge to inpatient rehabilitation
40 (26.1%)
48 (48.5%)
Discharge to skilled nursing facility
4 (2.6%)
11 (11.1%)
Discharge to long-term acute care facility
1 (0.6%)
5 (5.1%)
Discharge to hospice
5 (3.3%)
5 (5.1%)
Length of stay, median days (IQR)
4; 2, 6
9; 4, 15
<0.0001
In-hospital mortality, (%)
14 (8.3%)
7 (6.6%)
0.6002
LOS: length of stay; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score; IQR: interquartile range; mRS: modified Rankin Scale score. Poor functional outcome is defined as discharge mRS >2. Unfavorable discharge disposition is defined as discharge to a facility other than home or inpatient rehabilitation.
