Emergency readmissions within 90 days (primary outcome)
| Characteristic | HC (n=189) | HAH (n=210) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Fisher’s exact test; †Pearson χ2 test; ‡breathing difficulties versus other. | |||
| Same diagnosis: all readmissions with same diagnosis were breathing difficulties. | |||
| Number of readmission episodes | |||
| Readmission episodes | 15 (7.9%) | 21 (10.0%) | 0.49* |
| Readmissions per child | |||
| 0 | 175 (93%) | 193 (92%) | 0.85* |
| 1 | 13 (7%) | 14 (7%) | |
| 2 | 1 (<1%) | 2 (1%) | |
| 3 | 0 (0%) | 1 (<1%) | |
| Length of time from discharge to first readmission | |||
| Up to 1 week | 5 (36%) | 2 (12%) | 0.20* |
| Over 1 week | 9 (64%) | 15 (88%) | |
| Diagnoses on readmission | |||
| Same diagnosis | 6 (40%) | 15 (71%) | 0.09* |
| Different diagnosis | 9 (60%) | 6 (29%) | |
| Presenting problem group of readmission | |||
| Fever | 5 (33%) | 2 (10%) | |
| Diarrhoea and vomiting | 2 (13%) | 1 (5%) | 0.10†/0.06*‡ |
| Breathing difficulties | 8 (53%) | 18 (86%) | |