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Table 1 Study participants (n = 5804)

From: Delay in reviewing test results prolongs hospital length of stay: a retrospective cohort study

Attributes

N (%)

Age

  < = 30

140 (2.4)

 31 to 64

2530 (43.6)

  > = 65

3134 (54.0)

Sex (female)

2481 (42.7)

Charlson comorbidity index

 0

3508 (60.4)

 1

897 (15.5)

 2

649 (11.2)

 3

318 (5.5)

  > = 4

432 (7.4)

Patients with one or more unreviewed tests, n (%)

3129 (53.9)

Department, n (%)

 Geriatrics

983 (16.9)

 Cardiology

765 (13.2)

 General surgery

554 (9.5)

 Psychiatry

396 (6.8)

 Respiratory medicine

388 (6.7)

 Orthopedic surgery

354 (6.1)

 Neurology

237 (4.1)

 Gastroenterology

217 (3.7)

 Vascular surgery

155 (2.7)

 Neurosurgery

150 (2.6)

 Hematology

147 (2.5)

 Urology

144 (2.5)

 Cardiothoracic surgery

108 (1.9)

 Nephrology

102 (1.8)

 Dermatology

75 (1.3)

 Rehabilitation

68 (1.2)

 Otolaryngology

62 (1.1)

 Palliative care

57 (1.0)

 Drug and alcohol

53 (0.9)

 Immunology

50 (0.9)

 Infectious diseases

49 (0.8)

 Endocrinology

32 (0.6)

 Oncology

29 (0.5)

 Obstetrics and gynecology

23 (0.4)

 Rheumatology

23 (0.4)

 Maxillofacial surgery

6 (0.1)

 Dental surgery

2 (0.03)

 Radiation oncology

2 (0.03)

 Ophthalmology

1 (0.02)

 Unspecified

572 (9.9)