From: Factors associated with the appropriate use of preoperatory hospital stays: historical cohort study
PATIENTS† | n | % | 95CI-LL* | 95CI-UL* | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | < 45 years | 62 | 14.1 | 10.7 | 17.5 |
45–65 years | 158 | 35.9 | 28.4 | 43.4 | |
> 65 years | 220 | 50.0 | 43.4 | 56.6 | |
Sex | Male | 171 | 38.9 | 31.6 | 46.2 |
Female | 269 | 61.1 | 55.3 | 67.0 | |
Admission | Programmed | 278 | 63.2 | 57.5 | 68.9 |
Urgent | 162 | 36.8 | 29.4 | 44.2 | |
Hospitalization length | < 7 days | 324 | 73.6 | 68.8 | 78.4 |
≥ 7 days | 116 | 26.4 | 18.3 | 34.4 | |
Correctly documented medical records | Yes | 121 | 27.5 | 19.5 | 35.5 |
No | 319 | 72.5 | 67.6 | 77.4 | |
Correctly documented nursing records | Yes | 421 | 95.7 | 93.7 | 97.6 |
No | 19 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 6.3 | |
Service | Angiology and Vascular Surgery | 60 | 13.6 | 10.3 | 17.0 |
Heart Surgery | 24 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 7.7 | |
General Surgery 'Service A' | 67 | 15.2 | 11.8 | 18.7 | |
General Surgery 'Service B' | 28 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 8.8 | |
Laparoscopic Surgery | 19 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 6.3 | |
Thoracic Surgery | 34 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 10.3 | |
Gynaecology | 17 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 5.8 | |
Neurosurgery | 19 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 6.3 | |
Ophthalmology | 12 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 4.4 | |
Otorhinolaryngology | 22 | 5.0 | 2.85 | 7.2 | |
Traumatology | 84 | 19.1 | 10.7 | 27.5 | |
Urology | 54 | 12.3 | 9.1 | 15.5 | |
STAYS ‡ | |||||
Working day | Yes | 1971 | 76.3 | 74.4 | 78.2 |
No | 613 | 23.7 | 20.4 | 27.1 |