Table 1: Descriptive analysis of hospital episodes included in the study.
|
|
|
Low Volume |
Medium Volume |
High Volume |
|
n |
|
1129 |
2427 |
4564 |
|
Sex (%) |
Male |
506 (44.8%) |
1156 (47.6%) |
2186 (47.9%) |
|
Age group (%) |
<30 yrs 30-39 yrs 40-49 yrs 50-59 yrs 60-69 yrs 70-79 yrs >79 yrs |
70 (6.2%) 90 (7.9%) 143 (12.7%) 152 (13.5%) 234 (20.7%) 246 (21.8%) 194 (17.2%) |
153 (6.3%) 208 (8.6%) 289 (11.9%) 344 (14.2%) 437 (18.0%) 599 (24.6%) 397 (16.4%) |
356 (7.8%) 436 (9.6%) 507 (11.1%) 733 (16.1%) 934 (20.5%) 927 (20.3%) 671 (14.6%) |
|
Medical Card (%) |
Yes |
414 (36.7%) |
880 (36.3%) |
2008 (44.0%) |
|
Cancer Diagnosis (%) |
Yes |
175 (15.5%) |
389 (16.0%) |
687 (15.1%) |
|
Admission Source (%) |
Home Other Hospital Nursing Home |
1067 (94.5%) 26 (2.3%) 36 (3.2%) |
2299 (94.7%) 74 (3.1%) 54 (2.2%) |
4150 (90.9%) 363 (7.9%) 51 (1.2%) |
|
Charlson comorbidity index score (%) |
0 1-3 4-6 7-9 10+ |
764 (67.7%) 41 (3.6%) 43 (3.8%) 56 (4.9%) 225 (20.0%) |
1620 (66.7%) 109 (4.5%) 115 (4.7%) 99 (4.1%) 484 (20.0%) |
2822 (61.8%) 169 (3.7%) 251 (5.5%) 281 (6.2%) 1041 (22.8%) |
|
ICU admission (%) |
Yes |
698 (61.8%) |
1124 (46.3%) |
1396 (30.6%) |
|
Discharge destination (%) |
Home Nursing Home Transfer Death |
826 (73.2%) 141 (12.5%) 75 (6.6%) 87 (7.7%) |
1871 (77.1%) 275 (11.3%) 92 (3.8%) 189 (7.8%) |
3397 (74.4%) 527 (11.6%) 294 (6.4%) 346 (7.6%) |
|
Total LOS |
Mean [SD] |
20.7 [24.2] |
19.3 [24.3] |
23.2 [30.4] |
|
Pre-operative LOS |
Mean [SD] |
4.5 [8.4] |
3.8 [8.2] |
5.1 [10.1] |
|
Post-operative LOS |
Mean [SD] |
16.2 [21.5] |
15.4 [21.7] |
18.1 [26.8] |
|
ICU LOS |
Mean [SD] |
4.5 [8.0] |
2.9 [6.7] |
2.6 [9.7] |
n number of patients, % percentage of the total number of patient cases within the specified hospital volume group