Table 4 Total and post-operative length of stay by admission source and discharge destination (mean (sd) [n])
Admission source | Discharge destination | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home | Hospital transfer | Nursing Home | Death | All | |
Total length of stay | |||||
Home | 23.1 (27.1) [2715] | 35.1 (38.6) [305] | 38.6 (42.9) [881] | 27.2 (42.2) [567] | 27.5 (34.3) [4468] |
Other hospitals | 32.8 (57.5) [148] | 32.1 (40.2) [84] | 29.5 (21.6) [43] | 27.6 (35.7) [45] | 31.4 (46.7) [320] |
Nursing homes | – | – | 23.8 (22.2) [133] | 18.9 (35.0) [30] | 22.9 (25.0) [163] |
All | 23.6 (29.5) [2863] | 34.4 (38.9) [389] | 36.3 (40.5) [1057] | 26.8 (41.4) [642] | 27.6 (35.0) [4951] |
Post-operative length of stay | |||||
Home | 18.3 (24.1) [2715] | 29.0 (34.2) [305] | 32.2 (39.9) [881] | 20.2 (35.2) [567] | 22.0 (30.6) [4468] |
Other hospitals | 25.5 (39.3) [148] | 27.5 (38.6) [84] | 26.0 (19.8) [43] | 22.2 (31.8) [45] | 25.6 (35.9) [320] |
Nursing homes | – | – | 19.3 (19.9) [133] | 13.8 (32.0) [30] | 18.3 (22.6) [163] |
All | 18.7 (25.2) [2863] | 28.7 (35.2) [389] | 30.2 (37.5) [1057] | 20.0 (34.8) [642] | 22.1 (30.8) [4951] |