Table 3 Impact of adverse outcome by time of occurrence on overall patient evaluation, dissatisfaction and need for improvement in care (Leiden University Medical Center, 1876 surgical patient admissions during 2003).
| Overall patient evaluation | Dissatisfaction | Improvement needed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| B (95% CI) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | |
| Inhospital adverse outcomes only† | 0.039 (−0.166 to 0.243) | 1.88 (0.95 to 3.72) | 1.04 (0.76 to 1.43) |
| Adverse outcomes after discharge only† | −0.193 (−0.347 to −0.039)* | 2.02 (1.24 to 3.31)* | 1.26 (1.00 to 1.60) |
| Inhospital and after discharge adverse outcomes† | −0.334 (−0.604 to −0.064)* | 2.22 (0.95 to 5.18) | 1.43 (0.94 to 2.16) |
| Age (years) | 0.005 (0.002 to 0.009)* | 1.00 (0.99 to 1.01) | 1.00 (0.99 to 1.00) |
| Gender (women/men) | −0.04 (−0.161 to 0.08) | 1.45 (0.95 to 2.21) | 1.18 (0.98 to 1.43) |
| ASA class I–II‡ | 0.271 (0.124 to 0.417)* | 0.37 (0.23 to 0.59)* | 1.18 (0.94 to 1.48) |
| ASA class III–V‡ | 0.157 (−0.043 to 0.357) | 0.50 (0.26 to 0.95)* | 0.95 (0.70 to 1.30) |
| ASA class missing‡ | 0.495 (0.181 to 0.81)* | 0.12 (0.02 to 0.89)* | 0.93 (0.57 to 1.53) |
| Model fit | Adjusted R2 = 0.013 | Nagelkerke R2 = 0.048 | Nagelkerke R2 = 0.011 |
ASA, American Society of Anaesthesiologists.
*Differences significant in the regression analyses (p⩽0.05).
†Reference category: patients without any adverse outcomes.
‡Reference category: patients without operation.