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Table 2 Unadjusted and adjusted effects of LOS on mortality and readmission (patient level), unadjusted and with adjustment for centre and case-mix

From: Evaluation of hospital outcomes: the relation between length-of-stay, readmission, and mortality in a large international administrative database

 

Mortality Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Readmission Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

All patients

Long LOS (quartile)

1.96 (1.93–1.98)

1.45 (1.43–1.47)

1.53 (1.52–1.55)

1.37 (1.35–1.38)

Stroke patients

Long LOS (quartile)

0.68 (0.64–0.72)

0.46 (0.43–0.49)

1.33 (1.25–1.42)

1.16 (1.08–1.25)

Colorectal patients

Long LOS (quartile)

1.77 (1.60–1.96)

1.31 (1.16–1.47)

1.41 (1.31–1.53)

1.34 (1.23–1.45)

Heart Failure patients

Long LOS (quartile)

2.33 (2.20–2.46)

1.38 (1.29–1.47)

1.17 (1.12–1.23)

1.17 (1.11–1.23)

  1. OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval