Variables | May 1996 | May 2001 | P | 95% CI |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. Clinical areas | ||||
Internal medicine | 260.0 | 284.0 | <0.01 | (0.04; 0.17) |
Surgery | 107.0 | 79.0 | 0.11 | (-0.01; 0.09) |
Neurology | 107.0 | 69.0 | 0.01 | (0.01; 0.10) |
2. Mortality rate observed (%)* | ||||
Overall | 6.1 | 12.2 | <0.01 | (0.08; 0.31) |
Internal medicine | 5.0 | 11.6 | 0.10 | (-0.01; 0.17) |
Surgery | 5.6 | 8.8 | 0.41 | (-0.07; 0.18) |
Neurology | 9.3 | 18.8 | 0.14 | (-0.07; 0.47) |
3. Presence of co-morbidities (%) | ||||
Overall | 66.6 | 77.0 | <0.01 | (0.04; 0.16) |
Internal medicine | 73.4 | 80.9 | 0.04 | (0.01; 0.14) |
Surgery | 47.6 | 64.5 | 0.03 | (0.02; 0.31) |
Neurology | 69.1 | 75.3 | 0.47 | (-0.19; 0.07) |
4. Percentage of complications observed during the hospital stay | ||||
Overall | 11.9 | 31.0 | <0.01 | (0.13; 0.24) |
Internal medicine | 13.4 | 31.3 | <0.01 | (0.10; 0.24) |
Surgery | 8.6 | 21.5 | 0.02 | (0.02; 0.22) |
Neurology | 31.7 | 36.2 | 0.65 | (-0.19; 0.09) |
TOTAL | 474.0 | 432.0 | --- | --- |