Table 3 Variables related to inappropriateness of admission Control group
From: Reduction in inappropriate hospital use based on analysis of the causes
Appropriate | Inappropriate | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of Service | <0.001 | |||
Medical | 417 (89.1) | 51 (10.9) | ||
Surgical | 254 (98.8) | 2 (1.3) | ||
Weekend | 0.731 | |||
YES | 147 (93.6) | 10 (6.4) | ||
NO | 524 (91.0) | 44 (7.7) | ||
Holidays | 0.202 | |||
YES | 135 (95.1) | 7 (4.9) | ||
NO | 536 (91.9) | 47 (8.1) | ||
Sex | 0.895 | |||
Male | 379 (92.4) | 31 (7.6) | ||
Female | 292 (92.7) | 23 (7.3) | ||
Type of Admission | 0.346 | |||
Programmed | 135 (94.4) | 8 (5.6) | ||
Emergency | 536 (92.1) | 46 (7.9) | ||
Origin | 0.315 | |||
Emergencies | 423 (91.6) | 39 (8.4) | ||
Consultation | 62 (91.2) | 6 (8.8) | ||
Home | 88 (96.7) | 3 (3.3) | ||
Other Centre | 98 (94.2) | 6 (5.8) | ||
Age | 63.1 ± 19.4 | 56.9 ± 17.9 | 0.010 | |
Rate of Occupancy | 85.4 ± 6.2 | 85.1 ± 6.9 | 0.804 | |
Number of Admissions | 44.2 ± 12.4 | 45.9 ± 10.9 | 0.352 |