Table 4 Factors associated with LOSa
Before including fixed effectsb | After including fixed effectsb | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Difference in LOSc | 95 % Confidence Interval | P value | Difference in LOSc | 95 % Confidence interval | P value | ||||
Lower bound | Upper bound | Lowerbound | Upper bound | ||||||
Time of presentation | Weekdayc | Reference | Reference | ||||||
Evening | −21.1 | −26.4 | −15.8 | 0.000 | −13.1 | 18.1 | −8.2 | 0.000 | |
Night | −25.2 | −32.2 | −18.1 | 0.000 | −20.4 | −27.0 | −13.9 | 0.000 | |
Weekend day | −15.8 | −22.5 | −9.1 | 0.000 | −11.0 | −17.2 | −4.7 | 0.001 | |
Origin | Self referredc | Reference | Reference | ||||||
Referred by medical professionals | 57.3 | 52.0 | 62.5 | 0.000 | 32.9 | 27.7 | 38.2 | 0.000 | |
Referred via radiology | −14.9 | −27.6 | −2.2 | 0.022 | −6.5 | −18.7 | 5.6 | 0.293 | |
Follow up | Hospital Admissionc | Reference | Reference | ||||||
Out patient Clinic | −63.8 | −69.1 | −58.6 | 0.000 | −41.2 | −46.6 | −35.8 | 0.000 | |
PCP Follow-up | −72.2 | −80.7 | −63.7 | 0.000 | −49.9 | −58.3 | −41.5 | 0.000 | |
No Follow-up | −71.3 | −77.7 | −65.2 | 0.000 | −44.6 | −51.0 | −38.3 | 0.000 | |