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Table 1 Median (M) and inter-quartile (IQR) length-of-stay for colorectal cancer patients having resection 2002-2008

From: Factors predicting hospital length-of-stay and readmission after colorectal resection: a population-based study of elective and emergency admissions

 

Elective admissions (n = 5133)

Emergency admissions(n = 3063)

 

n (%)

M

IQR

n (%)

M

IQR

Age at diagnosis

      

< 60

1311 (25.5)

12

10-16

608 (19.6)

16

12-23

60-69

1512 (29.5)

14

10-18

712 (23.3)

20

14-30

70-79

1637 (31.9)

15

11-21

1009 (32.9)

24

16-36

80+

673 (13.1)

18

13-28

734 (24.0)

27

18-39

Gender

      

Male

3059 (59.6)

14

11-21

1644 (53.7)

21

15-32.5

Female

2074 (40.4)

14

11-19

1419 (46.3)

22

15-34

Marital status

      

Married

3188 (62.4)

13

10-18

1582 (51.8)

20

14-29

Other

1925 (37.6)

15

11-22

1474 (48.2)

24

16-37

Deprivation index 1

      

1 (least deprived)

903 (17.6)

14

11-20

602 (19.7)

20

14-30

2

655 (12.8)

14

10-20

395 (12.9)

20

14-31

3

685 (13.3)

14

11-20

329 (10.7)

22

15-34

4

877 (17.1)

14

11-20

521 (17.0)

22

15-34

5 (most deprived)

1574 (30.7)

14

11-20

987 (32.2)

22

15-34

missing

439 (8.6)

14

11-20

229 (7.5)

21

15-32

Smoking status

      

Ever

1909 (37.7)

14

11-21

1017 (33.8)

22

15-34

Never

2316 (45.7)

14

10-19

1273 (42.3)

21

15-33

Unknown

836 (16.5)

15

11-22

719 (23.9)

21

14-32

Comorbidity 2

      

0

4137 (80.6)

14

10-19

2267 (74.1)

20

14-30

1

700 (13.6)

16

12-25

526 (17.2)

25

17-39

2+

296 (5.8)

16

11-26.5

270 (8.8)

31

20-45

Site 3

      

Proximal

1469 (28.6)

13

10-19

1460 (47.4)

21

15-32

Distal

1269 (24.7)

14

10-18

905 (29.6)

22

15-33

Rectum

2236 (43.6)

15

11-21

572 (18.7)

21

14-34

Non specific

159 (3.1)

14

10-22

126 (4.1)

21.5

16-36

Stage

      

I

575 (11.2)

14

11-20

198 (6.5)

22

14-33

II

1148 (22.4)

14

11-19

703 (23.0)

22

15-34

III

1359 (26.5)

14

11-20

722 (23.6)

21

14-33

IV

639 (12.5)

15

11-21

569 (18.6)

21

15-31

Unknown

1390 (27.1)

14

10-20

856 (28.0)

22

14-33

Discharge status

      

Public

2703 (59.6)

15

11-21

1835 (69.2)

23

16-34

Private

1836 (40.5)

13

10-18

817 (30.8)

19

13-29

Discharged to

      

Home

4374 (85.2)

14

10-19

2176 (71.0)

20

14-29

Care

519 (10.1)

18

13-26

472 (14.4)

29

20-42

Death

133 (2.6)

19

11-38

245 (8.0)

26

13-39

Other

107 (2.1)

21

13-32

170 (5.6)

25

11-44

Same health board 4

      

Yes

4591 (89.4)

14

11-21

2831(92.4)

22

15-33

No

542 (10.6)

14

11-20

232 (7.6)

18.5

13-29.5

Hospital volume 5

      

< 20

341 (6.6)

14

11-21

242 (7.9)

24

15-34

20-39

904 (17.6)

15

11-20

418 (13.7)

21

15-32

40-59

1592 (31.0)

14

11-20

828 (27.0)

22

16-33

60-79

911 (17.8)

13

10-18

518 (16.9)

21

15-35

80-100

516 (10.1)

14

10-21

344 (11.2)

21

13-34

> 100

869 (16.9)

15

11-21

713 (23.3)

21

14-32

Surgeon volume 6

      

Low (< 15)

1465 (28.5)

15

11-21

1302 (42.5)

22

15-34

Medium (15-29)

1779 (34.7)

14

11-20

840 (27.4)

22

15-32

High (> 30)

1889 (36.8)

14

10-20

921 (30.1)

21

14-33

  1. 1SAHRU 2002 index, 2Charlson weights for surgery episode excluding cancer diagnosis, 3ICD-O 2 topography codes, 4patient resides in same health board region as hospital where surgery occurred, 5median number of colorectal resections performed at the hospital per year, 6median number of colorectal resections performed by the surgeon per year.
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