Table 1 Characteristics for Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure
Full Samplea (n = 9,261) | Chart-Reviewed (n = 1,500) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Readmitted, No. (%) | Readmitted, No. (%) | |||
Yesb (n = 1,944) | No (n = 7,317) | Yes (n = 312) | No (n = 1,188) | |
Age, mean (SD), years | 77.7 (9.0) | 76.9 (8.5) | 77.9 (8.3) | 77.8 (8.7) |
Social Risk Factors | ||||
Lives Alonec | -- | -- | 57 (18) | 226 (19) |
Lacks Social Supportc | -- | -- | 6 (2) | 6 (0.5) |
Marginal Housingc | -- | -- | 2 (<1) | 21 (2) |
Substance Abuse | 272 (14) | 1,097 (15) | 43 (14) | 189 (16) |
Low Income | 913 (48) | 3,512 (48) | 146 (47) | 555 (47) |
Clinical Factors | ||||
CABG | 1,516 (78) | 5,414 (74) | 247 (79) | 873 (73) |
Heart Failure | 1,846 (95) | 6,951 (95) | 300 (96) | 1,125 (95) |
Acute Coronary Syndrome | 447 (23) | 1,609 (22) | 73 (23) | 250 (21) |
Coronary Atherosclerosis | 1,516 (78) | 5,780 (79) | 243 (78) | 943 (79) |
Cardiopulmonary-respiratory failure and shock | 447 (23) | 1,975 (27) | 77 (25) | 311 (26) |
Valvular Heart Disease | 408 (21) | 2,195 (30) | 102 (21) | 374 (31) |
Arrhythmia | 1,438 (74) | 5,487 (75) | 240 (77) | 872 (73) |
Other unspecified heart disease | 486 (25) | 1,390 (19) | 69 (23) | 226 (19) |
Stroke | 291 (15) | 658 (9) | 42 (13) | 119 (10) |
Renal Failure | 1,380 (71) | 4,317(59) | 217 (70) | 712 (60) |
COPD | 1,049 (54) | 4,024 (55) | 175 (56) | 626 (53) |
Diabetes | 1,185 (61) | 4,902 (67) | 193 (62) | 768 (65) |
Protein-calorie malnutrition | 136 (7) | 292 (4) | 17 (5) | 41 (3) |
Dementia | 370 (19) | 951 (13) | 52 (17) | 178 (15) |
Functional Disability | 291 (15) | 878 (12) | 41 (13) | 131 (11) |
Metastatic cancer | 39 (2) | 219 (3) | 5 (2) | 22 (2) |
Major psychiatric disorders | 291 (15) | 878 (12) | 52 (17) | 135 (11) |
Chronic liver disease | 252 (13) | 732 (10) | 36 (12) | 114 (10) |
Severe hematologic disorders | 78 (4) | 220 (3) | 8 (3) | 30 (3) |
Iron deficiency | 1,069 (55) | 4,024 (55) | 175 (56) | 649 (55) |
Depression | 447 (23) | 1,609 (22) | 79 (25) | 247 (21) |
Fibrosis of lung or other chronic lung disorder | 136 (7) | 512 (7) | 19 (6) | 76 (6) |
Asthma | 39 (2) | 219 (3) | 8 (3) | 52 (4) |
End-stage renal disease | 97 (5) | 220 (3) | 12 (4) | 18 (2) |
Nephritis | 136 (7) | 289 (4) | 25 (8) | 63 (5) |
Urinary tract disorders | 524 (27) | 1,756 (24) | 86 (28) | 291 (24) |
Fluid and electrolyte disorders | 1,049 (54) | 3,365 (46) | 173 (55) | 538 (45) |
Other psychiatric disorders | 388 (20) | 1,169 (16) | 65 (21) | 186 (16) |
Peptic Ulcer and other specified GI tract disorders | 369 (19) | 1,243 (17) | 55 (18) | 173 (15) |
Other GI tract disorders | 1,283 (66) | 4,317 (59) | 201 (64) | 718 (60) |
Decubitus skin ulcer | 213 (11) | 1,024 (14) | 39 (13) | 168 (14) |