Table 2 Comparison of the mean LOS based on hospital variables
From: Factors affecting length of stay in Children Hospital in Southern Iran
Characteristics | n(%) | Median (IQR) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
medical insurance coverage type | Uninsured Patients | 37 (11.2) | 4 (6–2) | 0.148b |
Social Security Insurance | 138 (41.9) | 3 (4–2) | ||
Health Services Insurance | 114 (34.6) | 3 (5–2) | ||
Forces Insurance | 22 (6.7) | 3 (5–2) | ||
Iranian Health Insurance | 18 (5.5) | 2 (3–2) | ||
Day of admission | Holiday | 41 (11.7) | 3 (4–2) | 0.703a |
Non-holiday | 308 (88.3) | 3 (5–2) | ||
Time of admission | morning (07:00 to 14: 00) | 97 (27.7) | 3 (4–2) | 0.043b |
evening (14: 00 to 19:00) | 95 (27.1) | 3 (5–2) | ||
night (19: 00 to 07: 00) | 158 (45.1) | 3 (5–2) | ||
Type of admission | Elective | 63 (19.3) | 2 (4–2) | 0.038b |
Emergency and other wards | 260 (79.5) | 3 (5–3) | ||
From other hospitals | 4 (1.2) | 6 (3–0) | ||
Inpatients wards | Neonatal | 84 (24.1) | 2 (6–2) | 0.856b |
Pediatrics 2 | 116 (33.2) | 3 (4–2) | ||
Pediatrics 1 | 120 (34.4) | 3 (4–2) | ||
Pediatrics 3 | 9 (2.6) | 2 (3–2) | ||
Surgery | 20 (5.7) | 3 (5–1) | ||
Admitting Physician’s degree | GP | 3 (0.9) | 3 (3–3) | 0.836b |
Resident | 80 (22.9) | 3 (5–2) | ||
Specialist | 187 (53.6) | 3 (4–2) | ||
Sub-Specialist | 79 (22.6) | 3 (4–2) | ||
Attending Physician’s degree | Specialist | 45 (12.9) | 2 (2–1) | 0.010a |
Sub-Specialist | 304 (87.1) | 3 (5–2) | ||
Physician’s specialty | Neonatal | 74 (21.2) | 2.5 (6–2) | 0.152b |
Neonatal cardiologist | 36 (10.3) | 3 (4–2) | ||
Neonatal gastroenterologist | 24 (6.9) | 2.5 (4–2) | ||
Pediatrician | 48 (13.8) | 2.5 (3–2) | ||
Allergist | 43 (12.3) | 3 (5–2) | ||
Endocrinologist | 12 (3.4) | 4 (4.75–2) | ||
Nephrologist | 51 (14.6) | 3 (4–2) | ||
Neurologist | 24 (6.9) | 2 (1–1) | ||
hematologist | 3 (0.9) | 3 (2–2) | ||
Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist | 26 (7.4) | 2.5 (8–1) | ||
General Surgeon | 8 (2.3) | 1 (1–1) | ||
Patients’ status at discharge | Recovery | 7 (2) | 2 (3–2) | 0.479b |
Relative recovery | 258 (75.4) | 3 (4–2) | ||
Discharge Without Physician’s Order | 65 (19) | 2 (5–2) | ||
Need to Follow up after Discharge | 11 (3.1) | 2 (3–2) | ||