Demographic and clinical variables | Hospitalizations | |
---|---|---|
n = 386 | % | |
Care setting prior to hospitalization | ||
No home care nursing | 139 | 36% |
Home care nursing < 1/day | 36 | 9% |
Home care nursing > 1 /day | 149 | 39% |
Nursing home residency | 62 | 16% |
Origin of admission | ||
Direct admission | 149 | 39% |
Nursing home | 53 | 14% |
PCU | 43 | 11% |
Local hospital (not in connection with patient appointment) | 42 | 11% |
Family doctor | 39 | 10% |
Out-of-hours municipal medical center | 34 | 9% |
Out-patient clinic appointment | 22 | 6% |
Other hospital | 4 | 1% |
Admission in out-of-office hours | ||
Yes | 166 | 43% |
No | 220 | 57% |
Planned admission | ||
Yes | 35 | 9% |
No | 351 | 91% |
Main complaint/cause of referral | ||
Fever/infection | 69 | 18% |
Dyspnea | 67 | 17% |
Pain | 64 | 17% |
Neurological | 48 | 12% |
General decreased condition | 32 | 8% |
Nausea/vomiting | 21 | 5% |
Ascites/edema | 20 | 5% |
Jaundice | 14 | 4% |
Bleeding | 15 | 4% |
Invasive catheter/tube problem | 11 | 3% |
Diarrhea | 6 | 2% |
Obstipation | 4 | 1% |
Othera | 15 | 4% |
Main diagnosis/cause of hospitalization | ||
Infection/fever | 106 | 27% |
Bronchopulmonary insufficiency | 41 | 11% |
Gastrointestinal passage disturbance | 39 | 10% |
Pain management | 37 | 10% |
Neuropathy or plexopathy | 26 | 7% |
Bile obstruction | 23 | 6% |
Nutritional or metabolic disorder | 20 | 5% |
Bleeding | 19 | 5% |
Renal insuffiency/hydronephrosis | 14 | 4% |
Ascites | 13 | 3% |
Catheter or tube problem | 10 | 3% |
Coronary disease/heart failure | 8 | 2% |
Ischemic stroke or TIA | 8 | 2% |
Venous thromboembolism | 6 | 2% |
Otherb | 16 | 4% |
Destination when discharged | ||
Nursing home facility | 162 | 42% |
Home | 122 | 32% |
Death during hospitalization | 102 | 26% |