Table 2 Health service outcomes

From: Effectiveness of a virtual hospital model of care for patients with low back pain presenting to emergency departments (Back@Home)

 

Pre-implementation

Post-implementation

OR or β (95% CI)a

n = 14,554

n = 4297

 

Admitted to inpatient or ED short stay unit

3009 (20.7%)

885 (20.6%)

1.19 (0.46, 3.06)

Admitted to inpatient unit only

1404 (9.7%)

359 (8.4%)

1.03 (0.80, 1.33)

Re-presented to ED within 30 days

1152 (7.9%)

280 (6.5%)

0.59 (0.42, 0.84)

Length of ED short stay unit stay, mins

361.3 (351.8)

381.3 (353.4)

17.67 (−59.29, 94.63)

Length of inpatient stay, days

6.5 (8.1)

6.7 (7.5)

−0.12 (−1.01, 0.77)

  1. Data are n (%) or mean (SD) unless otherwise specified.
  2. a Adjusted for seasonality, secular trend and COVID-19 periods.
  3. Bold indicates p < 0.05.
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