Table 4 Number of patients with hospitalizations and readmissions per year//physicians
PRE-INDEX | POST-INDEX | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Pre-Index | FP 1 | FP 2 | |
Total, n | 1100 | 1100 | 1025 |
Hospitalizations, n (%) | |||
Total | 711 (65) | 558 (51) | 445 (43) |
Due to catheter related complications (inpatient primary diagnosis)* | |||
Urologic diseases | 203 (18) | 121 (11) | 76 (7) |
UTI | 56 (5) | 56 (5) | 29 (2) |
Other infections | 36 (3) | 45 (4) | 24 (2) |
Readmission, n (%) | |||
Total | 454 (41) | 295 (27) | 224 (22) |
Due to a specific reason* | |||
Urologic diseases | 163 (15) | 89 (8) | 55 (5) |
UTI | 48 (4) | 41 (4) | 24 (2) |
Other infections | 31 (3) | 34 (3) | 17 (2) |
Length of stay in days, mean ± standard derivation (SD)/median (med) | |||
Mean ± SD/med | 12.8 ± 20.0/7 | 8.0 ± 8.0/6 | 8.4 ± 11.7 /5.3 |
Length of stay due to UTI, ± standard derivation | |||
Mean ± SD/med | 7.8 ± 6.5/6 | 5.4 ± 2.8/5 | 6.7 ± 5.5/5 |
Physician visits, n (%)** | |||
General practitioner | 1077 (98) | 1077 (98) | 996 (97) |
Urologist | 742 (67) | 780 (71) | 653 (64) |
Psychotherapist | 365 (33) | 392 (36) | 343 (33) |
Specific outpatient physician contacts per individual, mean ± standard derivation (SD)/median (med) | |||
General practitioner | 15.2 ± 29.1/6 | 16.4 ± 31.1/7 | 15.6 ± 29.5/7 |
Urologist | 5.3 ± 7.0/3 | 5.9 ± 7.0/4 | 4.5 ± 5.6/3 |
Psychotherapist | 2.4 ± 10.5/0 | 2.5 ± 11.3/0 | 2.4 ± 10.1/0 |