Table 2 Associations between LOS and patient, treatment and organisational factors
| Â | Initial surgery | 30 days post-op |
|---|---|---|
| Â | LOS Ratio (95% CI) | LOS Ratio (95% CI) |
Mastectomy | 1.00 | 1.00 |
BCS | 0.67 (0.66-0.68) | 0.66 (0.66-0.67) |
1997/98 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1998/99 | 0.96 (0.94-0.98) | 0.92 (0.91-0.94) |
1999/00 | 0.95 (0.93-0.97) | 0.92 (0.90-0.94) |
2000/01 | 0.93 (0.91-0.95) | 0.89 (0.88-0.91) |
2001/02 | 0.90 (0.89-0.92) | 0.87 (0.85-0.89) |
2002/03 | 0.87 (0.85-0.89) | 0.85 (0.84-0.87) |
2003/04 | 0.85 (0.83-0.86) | 0.84 (0.82-0.86) |
2004/05 | 0.79 (0.77-0.80) | 0.78 (0.76-0.80) |
Age (per 10 years) | 1.11 (1.11-1.11) | 1.08 (1.08-1.08) |
Stage I | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Stage II | 1.06 (1.05-1.07) | 1.08 (1.07-1.09) |
Stage III | 1.14 (1.13-1.16) | 1.15 (1.13-1.17) |
Stage IV | 1.18 (1.14-1.23) | 1.20 (1.15-1.24) |
Missing | 1.04 (1.02-1.06) | 1.03 (1.01-1.05) |
Comorbidities - No | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Comorbidities - Yes | 1.08 (1.07-1.09) | 1.08 (1.07-1.10) |
Nodes dissected - No | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Nodes dissected - Yes | 1.08 (1.07-1.10) | 1.13 (1.11-1.14) |
Reconstructive surg - No | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Reconstructive surg - Yes | 1.08 (1.06-1.09) | 1.08 (1.06-1.10) |
Consultant workload - 10-40 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Consultant workload - 41-80 | 0.96 (0.89-1.02) | 0.96 (0.89-1.03) |
Consultant workload - 81+ | 0.99 (0.87-1.13) | 0.99 (0.90-1.09) |
| Â | Variance (95% CI) | Variance (95% CI) |
Trust level | 0.08 (0.04-0.13) | 0.06 (0.03-0.10) |
Surgical team level | 0.05 (0.03-0.06) | 0.04 (0.03-0.06) |