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Table 6 Comparison of inappropriate stays by medical service Control Group (CG) vs Intervention Group (IG)

From: Reduction in inappropriate hospital use based on analysis of the causes

 

CG (n:1355)

IG (n:1320)

P

Internal Medicine

89 (22.7)

52 (13.8)

<0.001

Cardiology

3 (48.3)

24 (16.3)

<0.001

Infectious Diseases

1 (17.4)

4 (6.9)

0.137

Oncohaematology

(4.8)

3 (3.1)

0.772

Neurology

0 (53.3)

22 (26.5)

<0.001

General Surgery

31 (13.1)

10 (4.2)

<0.001

Orthopedic

43 (27.1)

4 (2.7)

<0.001

Pneumology

(4.2)

3 (6.5)

0.677

Digestive Diseases

18 (50.0)

9 (23.6)

0.035

Rheumatology

6 (75.0)

0

0.466

Ophthalmology

4 (100)

3 (75.0)

1.000

Otorhinolaryngology

0

3 (15.8)

0.084

Urology

10 (16.1)

0

0.001

Endocrinology

2 (40.0)

0

0.181

  1. Control Group (CG) Intervention Group (IG).