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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 2 Results of regression analysis of comorbidities on LOS

From: Predictive factors of hospital length of stay in patients with operatively treated ankle fractures

Comorbid condition

LOS

Costa

P value

MI

0.64565

$2,924.79

0.7829

Dysrhythmia

0.54559

$2,471.52

0.7704

Hypertension

−0.00485

−$21.97

0.9968

CHF

2.10027

$9,514.22

0.4892

Heart block

1.42492

$6,454.89

0.7458

Renal insufficiency

0.55606

$2,518.95

0.8498

Dialysis

3.02694

$13,712.04

0.6605

Diabetes

−1.31132

−$5,940.28

0.4759

Cancer

−1.7441

−$7,900.77

0.3589

Cocaine use

−1.30578

−$5,915.18

0.7092

Alcohol use

−2.71025

−$12,277.43

0.1523

Opiate use

2.58596

$11,714.40

0.6979

  1. aCost is a direct multiplication of average per diem inpatient cost by LOS