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Table 1 Review of 200 stays screened as “unjustified” or “sometimes justified” stays

From: Measuring medically unjustified hospitalizations in Switzerland

UNJUSTIFIED STAYS

First round

Kappa:

0.70

Second round

Agreement

0.99

Reviewer 2

Reviewer 2

 

?

UN

N

%

?

UN

N

%

Reviewer 1

Unknown

?

2

12

 

7.0%

15

  

7.5%

Unnecessary

UN

 

154

1

77.5%

 

172

 

86.0%

Necessary

N

1

26

4

15.5%

1

1

11

6.5%

Proportions

%

1.5%

96.0%

2.5%

100.0%

8.0%

86.5%

5.5%

100.0%

SOMETIMES JUSTIFIED STAYS

First round

Kappa:

0.50

Second round

 

Agreement:

0.98

Reviewer 2

Reviewer 2

 

?

UN

N

%

?

UN

N

%

Reviewer 1

Unknown

?

4

18

7

14.5%

22

2

 

12.0%

Unnecessary

UN

1

113

8

61.0%

1

141

 

71.0%

Necessary

N

5

28

16

24.5%

 

2

32

17.0%

Proportions

%

5.0%

79.5%

15.5%

100.0%

11.5%

72.5%

16.0%

100.0%

  1. Abbreviations: UN unnecessary, N necessary,? = unknown