From: Variation in practice and outcomes after inguinal hernia repair: a nationwide observational study
Hospital characteristics | Hospital | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Lowa | Highb | ||
Surgical teaching hospitalc—yes/no | 3/1 | 1/2 | |
Another hospital, same city—yes/no | 0/4 | 0/3 | |
Characteristics per hospital | |||
Annual revenue—mean (millions, €) | 230 | 167 | 0.301 |
Newly registered medical conditions, mean | 266,193 | 178,311 | 0.302 |
Fixed price, % | 22.9 | 6.25 | < 0.001 |
Not fixed/free price, % | 77.1 | 93.7 | |
Operation rooms, mean | 14 | 9 | 0.172 |
Bed capacity, mean | 514 | 412 | 0.421 |
Staff, mean | 2694 | 2326 | 0.582 |
Medical specialist, mean | 196 | 151 | 0.258 |
Salaried, % | 33.1 | 24.5 | 0.079 |
Self-employed, % | 66.9 | 75.4 | |
Surgeons, mean | 12 | 10 | 0.404 |