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Table 3 Health resource utilization probabilities in the pre-implementation and post-implementation phases

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of Smart Triage, a data-driven pediatric sepsis triage platform in Eastern Uganda

 

Pre-intervention phase (95% CI) (N = 1402)

Post-intervention phase (95% CI) (N = 1942)

p-value

RR (95% CI) if statistically significant

ARR (95% CI) if statistically significant

Rate of admission (%)

22.3 (20.2 to 24.6)

13.9 (12.4 to 15.5)

< 0.001

0.62 (0.54 to 0.72)

-8.4 (-11.1 to -5.7)

Rate of seeking any care after leaving JRRH (%)

7.9 (6.6 to 9.4)

5.1 (4.2 to 6.2)

0.001

0.65 (0.50 to 0.84)

-2.8 (-4.5 to -1.1)

Rate of readmission after leaving JRRH (%)

2.4 (1.7 to 3.4)

1.2 (0.8 to 1.8)

0.008

0.50 (0.30 to 0.84)

-1.2 (-2.1 to -0.3)

Mean length of stay if admitted at JRRH (days)

4 (3.8 to 4.5)

4 (3.9 to 4.4)

0.646

NS

NS

Mean length of stay for readmission (days)

4 (2.8 to 4.8)

4 (3.1 to 5.1)

0.312

NS

NS

  1. JRRH Jinja Regional Referral hospital, RR relative risk, ARR absolute risk reduction, NS not significant