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Table 1 Variables considered for the discharge location analytical model

From: Post-acute care referral in United States of America: a multiregional study of factors associated with referral destination in a cohort of patients with coronary artery bypass graft or valve replacement

Category

Predictor Variables

Regional (Hospital Location)

Census division

Provider/Hospital

Bed Size Range

Teaching Facility Affiliation

Hospital Status

Patient Demographic

Race

Gender

Age

Marital Status

Related factors of PAC referral discharge

Length of Stay

Charlson Index

Comorbidity and Diagnosis information

Coronary Bypass of One Coronary Artery

Coronary Bypass of Two Coronary Arteries

Coronary Bypass of Three Coronary Arteries

Coronary Bypass of Four or More Coronary Arteries

Open Aortic Valve Replacement Tissue Graft

Open Aortic Valve replacement

Diabetes Mellitus without complications

Tobacco Use disorder

Atrial Fibrillation

Unspecified Hypertension

Coronary Atherosclerosis

Intermediate Coronary Syndrome

Hyperlipidemia

Posthemorrhagic Anemia

Acute Myocardial Infarction

Congestive Heart Failure

Anemia, Unspecified

Pulmonary Collapse

Acute Kidney Failure, Unspecified