Table 3 Subgroup analyses by department and principal diagnoses
From: Delay in reviewing test results prolongs hospital length of stay: a retrospective cohort study
Covariate | Estimate (β) (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|
(a) Department: geriatric medicine | ||
Age | 0.998 (0.991–1.005) | 0.516 |
Charlson comorbidity index | 0.992 (0.957–1.029) | 0.661 |
Number of test panels | 1.072 (1.060–1.085) | < 0.0001 |
Cumulative CRT (days) | 1.108 (1.080–1.137) | < 0.0001 |
Cumulative LTAT (days) | 0.995 (0.972–1.018) | 0.652 |
Number of unreviewed tests | 0.996 (0.990–1.003) | 0.274 |
(b) Department: cardiology medicine | ||
Age | 1.001 (0.998–1.004) | 0.467 |
Charlson comorbidity index | 1.049 (1.018–1.083) | 0.002 |
Number of test panels | 1.112 (1.099–1.126) | < 0.0001 |
Cumulative CRT (days) | 1.049 (1.012–1.092) | 0.001 |
Cumulative LTAT (days) | 0.979 (0.962–0.998) | 0.003 |
Number of unreviewed tests | 0.999 (0.993–1.006) | 0.829 |
(c) Department: general surgery | ||
Age | 1.003 (0.999–1.006) | 0.123 |
Charlson comorbidity index | 1.019 (0.986–1.056) | 0.283 |
Number of test panels | 1.114 (1.097–1.132) | < 0.0001 |
Cumulative CRT (days) | 1.034 (1.000–1.076) | 0.026 |
Cumulative LTAT (days) | 0.975 (0.944–1.008) | 0.133 |
Number of unreviewed tests | 0.992 (0.986–0.998) | 0.012 |
(d) Department: psychiatry | ||
Age | 1.011 (1.000–1.023) | 0.054 |
Charlson comorbidity index | 1.060 (0.951–1.212) | 0.368 |
Number of test panels | 1.168 (1.080–1.270) | < 0.0001 |
Cumulative CRT (days) | 1.140 (1.077–1.213) | < 0.0001 |
Cumulative LTAT (days) | 1.048 (0.995–1.112) | 0.031 |
Number of unreviewed tests | 0.959 (0.942–0.981) | 0.0002 |
(e) Principal diagnosis: renal failure | ||
Age | 1.007 (0.995–1.019) | 0.289 |
Charlson comorbidity index | 0.921 (0.841–1.013) | 0.087 |
Number of test panels | 1.037 (0.995–1.080) | 0.090 |
Cumulative CRT (days) | 1.182 (1.092–1.289) | 0.0002 |
Cumulative LTAT (days) | 1.006 (0.966–1.050) | 0.776 |
Number of unreviewed tests | 0.994 (0.977–1.013) | 0.509 |
(f) Principal diagnosis: knee or hip replacement surgery | ||
Age | 1.004 (0.994–1.014) | 0.404 |
Charlson comorbidity index | 1.025 (0.848–1.265) | 0.815 |
Number of test panels | 1.054 (1.016–1.095) | 0.007 |
Cumulative CRT (days) | 1.177 (1.071–1.299) | 0.003 |
Cumulative LTAT (days) | 1.004 (0.905–1.116) | 0.941 |
Number of unreviewed tests | 0.992 (0.978–1.008) | 0.335 |