TABLE 4.
Clinical Characteristics of Patients According to the Length of Hospital Stays, Post-MIREC Pathway (May 2016–to March 2023) in Kaiser Permanente Northern California
| Patient Discharged Home (POD 1 and 2) N = 250 |
Patient Discharged Home (>POD 3) N = 136 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | N | % | N | % | P Value |
| Duration of surgery (min) Median |
232.2 | 251.0 | 0.0005 | ||
| Surgical approach, Laparoscopic Open |
250 0 |
100 0 |
127 9 |
93.4 6.6 |
<0.0001 |
| Type of gastrectomy Subtotal gastrectomy Total gastrectomy |
202 48 |
80.8 19.2 |
127 9 |
93.4 6.6 |
0.135 |
| ER visit 30 days |
42 | 16.8 | 34 | 25 | 0.053 |
| Readmission 30 days |
23 | 9.2 | 20 | 14.7 | 0.101 |
| Reoperation 30 days |
11 | 4.4 | 15 | 11 | 0.013 |
| ICU utilization Yes |
5 | 2.0 | 6 | 4.4 | 0.174 |
| Mortality 30 days |
2 | 0.8 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.534 |
| Post-op chemotherapy received Yes |
170 | 68 | 75 | 55.2 | 0.012 |
| Time between gastrectomy to restarting chemotherapy (days) Median |
40 |
|
41 |
|
0.019 |
ICU indicates intensive care unit; POD, postoperative day.