Nurse practitioner coverage is associated with a decrease in length of stay in a pediatric chronic ventilator dependent unit

Table 3 Disposition at discharge from the pediatric chronic ventilator dependent unit

Disposition	Total number of admissions	No. of admissions pre-NP	No. of admissions post-NP	Length of stay (d) pre-NP	Length of stay (d)post-NP	P value
Home	339	105	234	68 (14.0-112.5)	14 (4.0-48.0)	P < 0.0001
General ward	32	14	18	13.5 (2.5-124.3)	4 (1.8-7.3)	P = 0.05
Extended care facility	19	4	15	37.5 (2.0-148.0)	5 (3.0-24.0)	P = 0.84
General rehabilitation facility	3	1	2	27 (27.0-27.0)	29 (25.0-29.0)	Could not be assessed
Outside hospital	6	4	2	74 (15.0-105.3)	19 (16.0-19.0)	P = 0.36
PICU	60	25	35	19 (9.5-49.5)	12 (5.0-43.0)	P = 0.35
Death	10	5	5	35 (22.0-62.0)	13 (2.0-23.0)	P = 0.05

A comparison of admissions and length of stay pre and post implementation of the start NP coverage. Values displayed are Medians with interquartile ranges. P values obtained from Kruskal Wallis test. NP: Nurse practitioner; PICU: Pediatric intensive care unit.