Table 2 Characteristics of the first hospitalization
From: Hospitalizations in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Total (n = 568) | Respiratory-related hospitalization (n = 250) | Non-respiratory related hospitalization (n = 318) | Hospitalized with ventilatory support (n = 69) | Hospitalized without ventilatory support (n = 499) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Measure | Missing data | Measure | Missing data | Measure | Missing data | Measure | Missing data | Measure | Missing data | |
Hospitalized at enrolling center | 208 (36.6) | 21 (3.7) | 122 (48.8) | 1 (0.4) | 86 (27.0) | 20 (6.3) | 43 (62.3) | 0 | 165 (33.1) | 21 (4.2) |
Ventilator use | 499 (87.9) | 181 (72.4) | 318 (100) | 0 | 499 (100) | |||||
Invasive | 25 (4.4) | 25 (10.0) | 0 | 25 (36.2) | 0 | |||||
Non-invasive | 44 (7.7) | 44 (17.6) | 0 | 44 (63.8) | 0 | |||||
Diagnostic tests and procedures | ||||||||||
Chest CT | 89 (15.7) | 328 (57.7) | 89 (35.6) | 10 (4.0) | 0 | 318 (100) | 32 (46.4) | 0 | 57 (11.4) | 328 (65.7) |
Bronchoscopy | 33 (5.8) | 329 (57.9) | 33 (13.2) | 11 (4.4) | 0 | 318 (100) | 22 (31.9) | 0 | 11 (2.2) | 329 (65.9) |
Echocardiogram | 64 (11.3) | 329 (57.9) | 64 (25.6) | 11 (4.4) | 0 | 318 (100) | 25 (36.2) | 0 | 39 (7.8) | 329 (65.9) |
Respiratory culture | 498 (87.7) | 180 (72.0) | 318 (100) | 34 (49.3) | 464 (93.0) | |||||
Positive | 18 (3.2) | 18 (7.2) | 0 | 9 (13.0) | 9 (1.8) | |||||
Negative | 52 (9.2) | 52 (20.8) | 0 | 26 (37.7) | 26 (5.2) | |||||
Medications | ||||||||||
Antibiotics | 327 (57.6) | 9 (3.6) | 318 (100) | 0 | 327 (65.5) | |||||
Yes | 149 (26.2) | 149 (59.6) | 0 | 47 (68.1) | 102 (20.4) | |||||
No | 92 (16.2) | 92 (36.8) | 0 | 22 (31.9) | 70 (14.0) | |||||
Steroids | 328 (57.7) | 10 (4.0) | 318 (100) | 0 | 328 (65.7) | |||||
Yes | 120 (21.1) | 120 (48.0) | 0 | 46 (66.7) | 74 (14.8) | |||||
No | 120 (21.1) | 120 (48.0) | 0 | 23 (33.3) | 97 (19.4) | |||||
Anticoagulants | 328 (57.7) | 10 (4.0) | 318 (100) | 0 | 328 (65.7) | |||||
Yes | 55 (9.7) | 55 (22.0) | 0 | 33 (47.8) | 22 (4.4) | |||||
No | 185 (32.6) | 185 (74.0) | 0 | 36 (52.2) | 149 (29.9) | |||||
Outcome | 205 (36.1) | 83 (33.2) | 122 (38.4) | 10 (14.5) | 195 (39.1) | |||||
Discharged | 305 (53.7) | 136 (54.4) | 169 (53.1) | 41 (59.4) | 264 (52.9) | |||||
Died | 46 (8.1) | 22 (8.8) | 24 (7.5) | 11 (15.9) | 35 (7.0) | |||||
Remained inpatient | 12 (2.1) | 9 (3.6) | 3 (0.9) | 7 (10.1) | 5 (1.0) | |||||
Discharge destination | 261 (46.0) | 112 (44.8) | 149 (46.9) | 28 (40.6) | 233 (46.7) | |||||
Home | 270 (47.5) | 114 (45.6) | 156 (49.1) | 31 (44.9) | 239 (47.9) | |||||
Rehabilitation center | 10 (1.8) | 7 (2.8) | 3 (0.9) | 4 (5.8) | 6 (1.2) | |||||
Assisted living/nursing facility | 5 (0.9) | 2 (0.8) | 3 (0.9) | 1 (1.4) | 4 (0.8) | |||||
Another hospital | 3 (0.5) | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (0.4) | |||||
Inpatient hospice | 2 (0.4) | 2 (0.8) | 0 | 1 (1.4) | 1 (0.2) | |||||
Other | 2 (0.4) | 2 (0.8) | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.4) | |||||
Unknown | 15 (2.6) | 9 (3.6) | 6 (1.9) | 3 (4.3) | 12 (2.4) | |||||