Primary outcomes for participants discharged using the e-DCT versus usual care
| Primary outcomes n=1399 | Usual care n=698 | e-DCT n=701 | Crude HR (95% CI) | Adjusted† HR (95% CI) | p Value* |
| 90 days | |||||
| Readmission or death | 205 (29.4%) | 230 (32.8%) | 1.15 (0.95 to 1.38) | 1.13 (0.94 to 1.37) | 0.166 |
| All-cause mortality | 52 (7.5%) | 39 (5.6%) | 0.74 (0.49 to 1.12) | 0.74 (0.49 to 1.13) | 0.153 |
| Readmission as Inpatient | 188 (26.9%) | 215 (30.7%) | 1.16 (0.95 to 1.41) | 1.16 (0.95 to 1.41) | 0.123 |
| 30 days | |||||
| Readmission or death | 124 (17.8%) | 132 (18.8%) | 1.17 (0.91 to 1.50) | 1.12 (0.87 to 1.43) | 0.606 |
| All-cause mortality | 21 (3.0%) | 13 (1.9%) | 0.61 (0.31 to 1.22) | 0.59 (0.29 to 1.17) | 0.161 |
| Readmission as Inpatient | 111 (15.9%) | 125 (17.8%) | 1.12 (0.87 to 1.44) | 1.11 (0.86 to 1.44) | 0.335 |
| 15 days | |||||
| Readmission or death | 72 (10.3%) | 82 (11.7%) | 1.22 (0.89 to 1.68) | 1.16 (0.84 to 1.59) | 0.409 |
| All-cause mortality | 12 (1.7%) | 6 (0.9%) | 0.50 (0.19 to 1.32) | 0.47 (0.18 to 1.27) | 0.152 |
| Readmission as Inpatient | 64 (9.2%) | 77 (11.0%) | 1.19 (0.85 to 1.66) | 1.17 (0.84 to 1.63) | 0.260 |
| 7 days | |||||
| Readmission or death | 33 (4.7%) | 37 (5.3%) | 1.15 (0.71 to 1.86) | 1.03 (0.64 to 1.69) | 0.637 |
| All-cause mortality | 3 (0.4%) | 2 (0.3%) | 0.66 (0.11 to 3.97) | 0.57 (0.09 to 3.47) | 0.651 |
| Readmission as Inpatient | 32 (4.6%) | 36 (5.1%) | 1.11 (0.69 to 1.79) | 1.10 (0.68 to 1.77) | 0.632 |
*χ2 test.
†HRs are for e-DCT relative to usual care, and these were adjusted for age, sex and number of comorbidities.
e-DCT, electronic discharge communication tool.