Readmission outcomes following infectious hospitalization: same-care unit performed better than different-care unit

Table 3 Impact of same-care unit vs. different-care unit readmission on length of stay and hospital mortality

Same-unit readmission vs. Different-unit readmission	Length of stay, days			Hospital mortality, OR
Same-unit readmission vs. Different-unit readmission	Difference	95% CI	P value	Estimate	95% CI	P value
Unadjusted model	-5.2	-8.4 ~ -2.0	0.002	0.787	0.458 ~ 1.352	0.385
Adjusted model
Model 1^a	-5.3	-8.7 ~ -1.9	0.002	0.885	0.499 ~ 1.571	0.608
Model 2^b	-4.9	-8.4 ~ -1.6	0.004	0.834	0.467 ~ 1.490	0.539
Model 3^c	-5.5	-8.9 ~ -2.2	0.001	0.895	0.496 ~ 1.617	0.713

CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio
^a Adjusted for age, sex, and comorbidity
^b Adjusted for age, sex, comorbidity, and clinical event and length of stay during index admission
^c Adjusted for age, sex, comorbidity, clinical event and length of stay during index admission, time to readmission, and readmission diagnosis

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