Direct Discharge from the Critical Care Resuscitation Unit: Results from a Longitudinal Assessment
Table 6
Multivariable ordinal regressions for association of demographic and clinical information with the number of emergency department visits or hospital admission within 6 months, within 12 months, and greater than 12 months of the critical care resuscitation unit (CCRU) discharge.
Predictor
Coeff.
value
Odds ratio
95% CI
Lower
Upper
ED visits or hospital admission within 6 months of CCRU discharge
MAP arrival
−0.034
0.014
0.97
0.94
0.99
Number of infusions
−0.744
0.039
0.47
0.23
0.96
Number of tele visits 0–6
−0.18
0.001
0.83
0.76
0.92
History of liver disease
−1.40
0.015
0.24
0.08
0.76
History of mechanical ventilation
−2.23
0.036
0.11
0.01
0.87
Soft tissue infection
−1.79
0.009
0.17
0.04
0.64
ED visits or hospital admission within 12 months of CCRU discharge
MAP arrival
−0.031
0.018
0.97
0.94
0.99
Number of tele visits 0–12
−0.15
0.001
0.86
0.79
0.93
History of liver disease
−1.48
0.013
0.23
0.07
0.73
History of kidney disease
−2.03
0.013
0.13
0.03
0.66
Requiring mechanical ventilation
−2.07
0.043
0.13
0.02
0.93
Soft tissue infection
−2.05
0.002
0.13
0.03
0.47
Hemoglobin at discharge
0.32
0.018
1.38
1.06
1.81
ED visits or hospital admission after more than 12 months from CCRU discharge
Number of tele visits
−0.093
0.001
0.91
0.87
0.96
Soft tissue infection
−1.97
0.006
0.14
0.03
0.58
Hemoglobin at admission
−0.31
0.017
0.73
0.56
0.95
Hemoglobin at discharge
0.42
0.004
1.54
1.15
2.06
Coeff., coefficient; ED, emergency medicine; g/dL, gram per deciliter; MAP, mean arterial pressure. The order was ranked as 0 (0 visits), 1 (1 visit), 2 (2 visits), and 3 (3 or more visits). Positive coefficients make 0 visits most likely while negative coefficients make 3+ visits most likely. Only statistically significant independent variables are reported in this table.
