Table 1 Patients characteristics in the pre- and post-intervention periods
Variable | Pre-intervention group (n = 4946) | Post-intervention group (n = 4895) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex, n (%) | |||
Male | 2901 (58) | 2951 (60.29) | 0.097 |
Female | 2045 (42) | 1944 (39.71) | |
Age | |||
Median, year (IQR) | 50 (38) | 48 (46) | 0.002 |
Range | 1.2 month-99 years | 1.2 month-98 years | |
Hospital wards, n (%) | |||
Internal | 886 (17.9) | 817 (16.8) | 0.095 |
General surgery | 279 (5.6) | 264 (5.4) | 0.52 |
Neurosurgery | 284 (5.7) | 241 (4.9) | 0.061 |
Cardiac surgery | 139 (2.8) | 112 (2.3) | 0.088 |
Urology | 60 (1.2) | 68 (1.4) | 0.480 |
Intensive care | 814 (16.4) | 860 (17.73) | 0.261 |
Pediatrics | 1026 (20.7) | 1195 (24.64) | < 0.0001 |
Emergency | 1180 (23.8) | 1135 (23.4) | 0.35 |
Cardiac care | 57 (1.1) | 39 (0.8) | 0.066 |
Neurology | 104 (2.1) | 88 (1.8) | 0.248 |
Plastic surgery | 97 (1.9) | 56 (1.1) | 0.001 |
Orthopedic | 20 (0.004) | 21 (0.4) | 0.876 |