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Table 4 EBM score and inappropriateness of hospital stay (days) *

From: Does clinical governance influence the appropriateness of hospital stay?

 

β coefficient

95% CI

p

EBM score

−0.33

−0.53

−0.12

<0.01

% admissions in urgency

0.02

−0.07

0.10

0.95

ward (surgical/medical)

0.64

−4.71

5.99

0.81

% appropriateness in admissions

−0.66

−0.77

−0.55

<0.01

constant

85.27

73.33

97.20

<0.01

  1. *The multiple regression included 45 wards over 47 because of the lack of information about the percentage of urgent admissions of two Units.