Table 3 The outcome indicatorsa, b
Variables | Clinical pathway, n = 238 | No intervention, n = 238 | Between-group difference, OR (95% CI) | P-valuec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
In-hospital death rate within 30 days of admission to hospital | 18/238 (7.6) (4.5 to 11.7) | 25/238 (10.5) (6.9 to 15.1) | 0.70 (0.35 to 1.37) | 0.34 |
In-hospital death rate within 7 days of admission to hospital | 7/238 (2.9) (1.2 to 6.0) | 16/238 (6.7) (3.6 to 10.2) | 0.42 (0.15 to 1.11) | 0.05 |
In-hospital death rate within 30 days of stroke attack | 18/238 (7.6) (4.5 to 11.7) | 25/238 (10.5) (6.9 to 15.1) | 0.70 (0.35 to 1.37) | 0.34 |
Post-discharge death rates (1, 3, 6, 12 months after discharge) | 3/53 (5.7) (1.2 to 15.7) | 0/27 (0.0) (0.0 to 12.8) | 1.54 (1.31 to 1.81) | 0.55 |
In-patients length of stay, n (mean ± SD) | 229 (11.78 ± 6.6) | 219 (10.88 ± 7.9) | - | 0.19 |
Within 9 days of length of stay in hospital patients' rate | 94/227 (41.4) (34.9 to 48.1) | 114/215 (53.0) (46.1 to 59.8) | 1.60 (1.08 to 2.37) | 0.02 |
Pressure-sore incidence rate | 4/229 (1.7) (0.5 to 4.4) | 12/219 (5.5) (2.9 to 9.4) | 0.31 (0.08 to 0.94) | 0.04 |
Overall in-hospital complications rate | 53/229 (23.1) (17.8 to 29.2) | 67/219 (30.6) (24.6 to 37.2) | 0.68 (0.44 to 1.06) | 0.09 |
Overall post-discharge complications rate | 12/103 (11.7) (6.2 to 19.5) | 0/27 (0.0) (0.0 to 12.8) | 1.30 (0.98 to 1.43) | 0.07 |
Institutionalization at discharge | 26/92 (28.3) (19.4 to 38.6) | 15/64 (23.4) (14.0 to 36.2) | 1.29 (0.58 to 2.87) | 0.58 |
In-hospital re-admission rate (within 30 days of discharge) | 0/211 (0.0) (NC) | 0/194 (0.0) (NC) | NC | NC |
Return to pre-stroke functioning in daily life rate (with ADL/case mix adjustment) | 97/208 (46.6) (39.1 to 52.9) | 22/90 (24.4) (16.0 to 34.6) | 2.70 (1.50 to 4.88) | < 0.001 |
Return to pre-stroke functioning in daily life rate at follow-up at 3 months (with ADL/case mix adjustment) | 62/101 (61.4) (51.2 to 70.9) | 5/9 (55.5) (21.2 to 86.3) | 1.27 (0.27 to 5.92) | 0.73 |