Table 1 Comparing patient characteristics
P1 | P2 | P3 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 76 | 56 | 54 | |
Age Median, (Q1, Q3) | 77 (64, 87) | 78 (72, 83) | 77 (70, 84) | 0.90 |
Gender, male N (%) | 39 (51) | 30 (54) | 30 (56) | 0.89 |
u-CCI Median, (Q1, Q3) | 2 (0, 6) | 2 (0, 4) | 2 (1, 4) | 0.55 |
Admitted from N (%) | ||||
Home without care | 43 (57) | 32 (58) | 30 (58) | 0.39* |
Home with care | 25 (33) | 11 (20) | 12 (23) | |
nursing home-short time | 4 (5) | 6 (11) | 4 (8) | |
Nursing home-permanent Other institution | 2 (3) 1 (1) | 5 (9) 1 (2) | 3 (6) 3 (6) | |
Type of admittance N (%) | ||||
Unplanned | 69 (91) | 55 (98) | 52 (96) | 0.16* |
Planned | 7 (9) | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | |
LOS days hospital Median (Q1, Q3) | 13 (6, 22) | 14 (6, 24) | 11 (6, 19) | 0.76 |
LOS days study wards Median, (Q1, Q3) | 12 (6, 21) | 13 (6, 22) | 11 (6, 19) | 0.81 |
Number of Hospital admittances last 12 months Median, (Q1, Q3) | 1 (0, 3) | 1 (0, 3) | 1 (0, 2) | 0.48 |
Surgery performed N (%) | 31 (41) | 23 (41) | 18 (33) | 0.93 |
Reoperated one or more times N (%) | 9 (29) | 4 (17) | 6 (33) | 0.50* |