Table 2.
Length of hospital stay by acuity of care, hospital type and age for general surgical inpatients
| Age, yr | No. of patients | Acuity of care, d | Total LOS, d | Average LOS, d (no. of patients) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute | Observation | ICU | Community hospital | Teaching hospital | |||
| ≤64 | 8451 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 (3515) | 4.4 (4936) |
| 65–79 | 2863 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 4.4 (1355) | 6.5 (1508) |
| ≥80 | 756 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6.8 | 6.3 (367) | 7.4 (389) |
| Overall | 12 070 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 3.5 (5237) | 5.0 (6833) |
ICU = intensive care unit; LOS = length of hospital stay.