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Table 1 Patient and transition characteristics

From: In-hospital prescription changes and documentation in the medical records of the primary care provider: results from a medical record review study

Patients

390

Mean age, years (SD)

59 (±17)

 Age ≤ 45

68 (16.7%)

 Age 46–64

144 (35.3%)

 Age ≥ 65

196 (48.0%)

Male

212 (54.4%)

Department

 Cardiology

200 (51.3%)

 Gastroenterology

150 (38.5%)

 Patients treated at both the cardiology and gastroenterology department

40 (10.2%)

Hospital admissions

Number of transitions

68

With prescription changes

45 (66.2%)

Department

 Cardiology

42 (61.8%)

 Gastroenterology

26 (38.2%)

Mean duration of stay in days (SD)

4.4 (±4.6)

Short hospital contactsa

Number of transitions

1443

With prescription changes

237 (16.4%)

Department

 Cardiology

750 (52.0%)

 Gastroenterology

693 (48.0%)

Total

Number of transitions

1511

With prescription changes

282 (18.7%)

Department

 Cardiology

792 (52.4%)

 Gastroenterology

719 (47.6%)

  1. SD standard deviation
  2. aOutpatient clinic contacts, emergency room visits and short-stay hospital admissions