Key result
A hospital length of stay of 4 days or less for pulmonary embolism was associated with significantly higher postdischarge mortality compared to a stay of 5 to 6 days (OR 1.55; 95% CI 1.21-2.00).
Why the study?
Does a very short length of stay (≤4 days) increase postdischarge mortality in patients with pulmonary embolism compared to a typical length of stay (5-6 days)?
Population
15,531 patients discharged with a primary diagnosis of pulmonary embolism from 186 acute care hospitals in…
Comparison
Length of stay (LOS) of 4 days or less vs Length of stay (LOS) of 5 to 6 days
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days of presentation
Authors
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Early discharge after pulmonary embolism should not yet alter practice; cohort data leave open causality and require prospective confirmation.
Cohort (n=15,531)
Yes
Does a very short length of stay (≤4 days) increase postdischarge mortality in patients with pulmonary embolism compared to a typical length of stay (5-6 days)?
Odds Ratio: 1.55 (95% CI 1.21–2)
Patients with pulmonary embolism discharged after 4 days or less have a significantly higher risk of 30-day postdischarge mortality compared to those with a typical length of stay of 5 to 6 days.
Drahomir Aujesky (2008) conducted a cohort in Pulmonary embolism (n=15,531). Length of stay of 4 days or less vs. Length of stay of 5 to 6 days was evaluated on Postdischarge mortality within 30 days of presentation (OR 1.55, 95% CI 1.21-2.00). A hospital length of stay of 4 days or less for pulmonary embolism was associated with significantly higher postdischarge mortality compared to a stay of 5 to 6 days (OR 1.55; 95% CI 1.21-2.00).
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