Table 5 Hospital Characteristics in Patients with Heart Failure by Outcome Indicators, N = 955
From: Anemia and chronic kidney disease are associated with poor outcomes in heart failure patients
Inhospital mortality N = 955 | 30 day readmission N = 866 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients Characteristics | N | N dead (%) 89 (9.3%) | N | N Readmitted (%) 116 (13.4%) |
Ejection fraction in % (N = 446) | ||||
< = 20 | 77 | 8 (10.4) | 69 | 7 (10.1) |
20–30 | 128 | 13 (10.2) | 115 | 20 (17.4) |
30–40 | 108 | 5 (4.6) | 103 | 12 (11.7) |
> 40 | 133 | 14 (10.5) | 119 | 23 (19.3) |
Left ventricular function (N = 955) | ||||
Diastolic dysfunction | 412 | 35 (8.5) | 377 | 54 (14.3) |
Systolic dysfunction | 267 | 24 (9.0) | 243 | 37 (15.2) |
Undetermined | 276 | 30 (10.9) | 246 | 25 (10.2) |
Discharged with ACEI (N = 836) | NA | NA | 532 | 76 (14.3) |
Charlson comorbidity index (N = 955) | ||||
0–1 | 398 | 26 (6.5) | 372 | 47 (1.6) |
2 | 216 | 20 (9.3) | 196 | 24 (12.2) |
>2 | 341 | 43 (12.6)* | 298 | 45 (15.1) |
Length of stay (days) (N = 955) | ||||
0–6 | 247 | 32 (13.0) | 215 | 26 (12.1) |
7–12 | 321 | 17 (5.3) | 304 | 36 (11.8) |
>12 | 387 | 40 (10.3)* | 347 | 54 (15.6) |