Table 2 Patient characteristics, treatment characteristics and clinical outcome of hospitals with low and high adjusted rates of inguinal hernia repair
From: Variation in practice and outcomes after inguinal hernia repair: a nationwide observational study
Clinical outcome | Hospital | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Lowa | Highb | ||
Patients, n | 1811 | 1367 | |
Sex male, n (%) | 1622 (89.5) | 1244 (91.0) | |
Age, mean (SD) | 61.14 (3.2) | 60.26 (1.0) | |
Conservative treatment | N = 684 | N = 206 | |
Emergency department visit < 30 days after diagnosis—n (%) | 10 (1.5) | 10 (4.9) | 0.004 |
Operative treatment | N = 1127 | N = 1161 | |
Laparoscopic operation—n (%) | 384 (34.1) | 766 (66.0) | < 0.001 |
Days to operation—weighted mean (SD) | 45.37 (6.1) | 26.33 (8.7) | 0.016 |
Emergency department visit < 30 days after diagnosis—n (%) | 14 (1.2) | 13 (1.1) | 0.786 |
Emergency department visits < 30 days after operation—n (%) | 50 (4.4) | 28 (2.4) | 0.008 |
Readmission < 30 days after operation—n (%) | 14 (1.2) | 23 (2.0) | 0.161 |
Reoperation < 30 days after operation—n (%) | 0 | 0 | NA |