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Table 1 The levels of IHDs in different phases of hospitalizations

From: Predictors and reasons for inappropriate hospitalization days for surgical patients in a tertiary hospital in Wuhan, China: a retrospective study

Phases of hospitalizations

Total hospital days, n

Total IHDs, n (%)

LOS, m (SD)

IHDs, m (SD)

p

Pre-operation

1876

484 (25.80 %)

4.60 (2.39)

1.19 (1.48)

< 0.001

Post-operation

2710

582 (21.48 %)

6.64 (3.25)

1.43 (1.76)

The whole hospitalization

4586

1066 (23.24 %)

11.24 (4.49)

2.62 (2.38)

 
  1. Notes: m mean; SD standard deviation; IHDs inappropriate hospitalization days; LOS length of stay