Table 3: Readmission and emergency department visit rates by diagnosis (N = 1470).
| Acute coronary syndrome | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) | Did not attend BRIDGE (n = 176) | Attended BRIDGE (n = 469) | p-value |
| 30d readmission | 13.1% (23) | 6.4% (30) | 0.006 |
| 60d readmission | 19.3% (34) | 11.1% (52) | 0.006 |
| 90d readmission | 22.7% (40) | 15.4% (72) | 0.028 |
| 180d readmission | 31.8% (56) | 24.7% (116) | 0.070 |
| 30d ED visit | 10.8% (19) | 6.6% (31) | 0.077 |
| 60d ED visit | 17.6% (31) | 12.2% (57) | 0.072 |
| 90d ED visit | 22.2% (39) | 17.5% (82) | 0.176 |
| 180d ED visit | 30.1% (53) | 27.7% (130) | 0.548 |
| Congestive heart failure | |||
| Did not attend BRIDGE (n = 153) | Attended BRIDGE (n = 311) | p-value | |
| 30d readmission | 15.7% (24) | 15.4% (48) | 0.944 |
| 60d readmission | 26.8% (41) | 28.0% (87) | 0.790 |
| 90d readmission | 33.3% (51) | 36.3% (113) | 0.525 |
| 180d readmission | 42.5% (65) | 52.1% (162) | 0.052 |
| 30d ED visit | 13.1% (20) | 13.8% (43) | |
| 60d ED visit | 24.2% (37) | 25.4% (79) | 0.776 |
| 90d ED visit | 28.1% (43) | 33.4% (104) | 0.245 |
| 180d ED visit | 35.3% (54) | 48.2% (150) | 0.008 |
| Atrial fibrillation | |||
| Did not attend BRIDGE (n = 77) | Attended BRIDGE (n = 284) | p-value | |
| 30d readmission | 5.2% (4) | 8.5% (24) | 0.343 |
| 60d readmission | 15.6% (12) | 16.5% (47) | 0.839 |
| 90d readmission | 23.4% (18) | 21.8% (62) | 0.772 |
| 180d readmission | 35.1% (27) | 35.2% (100) | 0.981 |
| 30d ED visit | 5.2% (4) | 8.1% (23) | 0.390 |
| 60d ED visit | 16.9% (13) | 18.0% (51) | 0.827 |
| 90d ED visit | 22.1% (17) | 23.2% (66) | 0.830 |
| 180d ED visit | 35.1% (27) | 35.2% (100) | 0.981 |
d: day; ED: Emergency department.