The effect of discharge destination and primary insurance provider on hospital discharge delays among patients with traumatic brain injury: a multicenter study of 1,543 patients

Table 3 Delay-period complications

Complication Details	Total n = 210
Experienced ≥1 delay-period complication	32 (15.2%)
Hours from delay start to delay-period complication, median (IQR)	71 (23–153)
Complication during delay
Altered mental status^a	11 (5.2%)
Altered blood labs^b	8 (3.8%)
Urinary tract infection	7 (3.3%)
Neurological complications^c	4 (1.9%)
Lung complications^d	4 (1.9%)
Pneumonia	3 (1.4%)
Rash/allergic reaction	3 (1.4%)
Thrombocytosis	3 (1.4%)
Superficial vein thrombosis^e	2 (1.0%)
Deep vein thrombosis	1 (0.5%)
New-onset intracranial hemorrhage	1 (0.5%)
Death during delay period	4 (1.9%)
Number of complications during delay
0	178 (84.8%)
1	16 (7.6%)
≥ 2	16 (7.6%)

IQR interquartile range
^aAltered mental status included increasing anxiety or anxiety attack, delirium, and increasing distress. ^bAltered blood labs included hypoxia, anemia, hyponatremia, and leukocytosis. ^cNeurological complications included brain abscess, dysphasia, enlarged brain ventricles, and diplopia. ^dLung complications included bilateral pleural effusions, atelectasis, retained left hemothorax, and bronchial herpes simplex type 1. ^eVeins affected were the basilic vein and the cephalic vein. Unless otherwise indicated, results are shown as n (%)

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