Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 6 Hospital quality measures
Hospital quality measures [days] | C+ (m ± s; CI95) | C− (m ± s; CI95) | p | Δm (CI95) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Length of stay (LOS) | 14.7 ± 1.5; 14.29 to 15.11 | 10.9 ± 0.3; 10.87 to 10.93 | 0.001 | 3.8 (3.64 to 3.96) |
LOS associated with type of surgery | ||||
IF (C+ 24/53; C− 243/424) | 13.8 ± 2.6; 12.70–14.90 | 9.8 ± 0.3; 9.76–9.84 | 0.002 | 4.0 (3.66–4.34) |
HA (C+ 22/53; C− 127/424) | 15.6 ± 1.9; 15.08–16.12 | 12.4 ± 0.8; 12.32–12.48 | 0.150 | 3.2 (3.00–3.40) |
THA (C+ 7/53; C− 54/424) | 14.0 ± 4.0; 12.90–15.10 | 11.7 ± 1.3; 11.58–11.82 | 0.649 | 2.3 (1.78–2.82) |
Discharge type, n (%) | ||||
IHR and RSA | 38/40 (95%) 0.83–0.99 | 238/413 (58%) 0.53–0.62 | 0.002 | 0.07 (0.02–0.30) |
Home | 2/40 (5%) 0.01–0.17 | 175/413 (42.3%) 0.38–0.47 | < 0.0001 | 13.97 CI 3.33–58.69 |
Missing data | 13/53 | 11/424 | ||