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Table 3 Percentage of ACSC hospitalisations ending in death during and within 30 days of dischargea

From: Something is amiss in Denmark: A comparison of preventable hospitalisations and readmissions for chronic medical conditions in the Danish Healthcare system and Kaiser Permanente

 

All deaths during and within 30 days of hospitalisation

Deaths during initial hospitalization

Deaths within 30 days of discharge

 

DHS

%

KP

%

OR

(95% CI)

DHS

%

KP

%

OR

(95% CI)

DHS

%

KP

%

OR

(95% CI)

Angina

2.3

1.8

1.27

(0.96-1.68)

0.4

0.2

1.77

(0.83-3.75)

1.9

1.6

1.19

(0.88-1.61)

COPD

8.5

10.5

0.79

(0.74-0.83)

2.6

2.8

0.94

(0.85-1.04)

5.9

7.7

0.74

(0.69-0.79)

CHF

18.0

13.1

1.47

(1.40-1.53)

8.6

3.6

2.51

(2.34-2.70)

9.5

9.5

1.00

(0.95-1.05)

Diabetes

5.8

5.9

0.97

(0.89-1.07)

2.1

1.3

1.60

(1.33-1.92)

3.7

4.6

0.79

(0.71-0.88)

Hypertension

1.3

1.1

1.20

(0.76-1.89)

0.5

0.2

2.05

(0.76-5.54)

0.9

0.9

0.99

(0.59-1.64)

  1. OR = Odds ratio
  2. aAdjusted for age, gender and year and month of admission