| Procedures |
161 |
584 |
635 |
363 |
210 |
1,953 |
|
| Age (range)a
|
67 (61–73) |
59 (53–64) |
60 (54–65) |
59 (53–63) |
72 (68–75) |
61 (55–67) |
<0.0001 |
| Sex, % male |
77 |
78 |
83 |
80 |
60 |
78 |
<0.0001 |
| Prescriptions (range) during the 180 days before surgeryb
|
14 (9-22) |
18 (10-28) |
18 (12-27) |
9 (6-12) |
14 (7-21) |
15 (9-24) |
0.0001 |
| Chronic disease score (range)b
|
2,474 (1,774–3,704) |
2,211 (1,403– 3,456) |
2,378 (1,506–3,662) |
2,156 (1,372–3,350) |
2,369 (1,432–3,376) |
2,283 (1,446–3,511) |
0.01 |
| Prescriptions (range) during the 30 days after surgery b
|
5 (3–7) |
6 (4–8) |
4 (3–6) |
5 (3–7) |
3 (0–5) |
5 (3–7) |
<0.0001 |
| Days (range) with ambulatory care claims b
|
1 (1–2) |
10 (7–13) |
6 (3–8) |
11 (8–16) |
14 (10–18) |
8 (5–13) |
0.0001 |
| Diagnoses on days with ambulatory claims (average) |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
|
| Patients with specified indicator of infection
% (no. of patients): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Diagnosis during index hospitalization |
6 (9) |
3 (17) |
2 (14) |
2 (7) |
1 (2) |
3 (49) |
0.05 |
| Diagnosis in ambulatory setting (excludes emergency room) |
12 (19) |
15 (89) |
17 (105) |
11 (39) |
13 (28) |
14 (280) |
NS |
| Diagnosis in emergency rooms |
2 (3) |
3 (19) |
2 (12) |
2 (6) |
1 (3) |
2 (43) |
NS |
| Diagnosis during second hospitalization, includes extended care facilities |
9 (14) |
7 (41) |
2 (15) |
2 (6) |
0 (1) |
4 (77) |
<0.01 |
| Antistaphylococcal antibiotic in ambulatory setting |
16 (26) |
18 (107) |
13 (81) |
14 (52) |
12 (25) |
15 (291) |
0.05 |
| Wound culture performed |
2 (3) |
2 (12) |
5 (33) |
6 (22) |
1 (2) |
4 (72) |
<0.01 |
Wound care
|
0 (0)
|
1 (4)
|
2 (15)
|
1 (5)
|
1 (2)
|
1 (26)
|
0.052
|
|
aKruskal-Wallis or chi-square tests of the null hypothesis of no difference between plans.
bMedian (interquartile range). |
