Table 3.
Summary table of demographic and overall outcome measures by centre volume tertile
| Low volume centre | Medium volume centre | High volume centre | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median age (range) | 56 (18–78) | 56 (18–75) | 57 (18–81) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Males (per cent) | 1 138 (32.8%) | 1 153 (33.2%) | 1 181 (34.0%) | |
| Females (per cent) | 527 (31.7%) | 530 (32.0%) | 601 (36.3%) | |
| Race | ||||
| White (per cent) | 1 151 (32.0%) | 1 221 (34.0%) | 1 223 (34.0%) | |
| Black (per cent) | 165 (33.7%) | 186 (38.0%) | 138 (28.2%) | |
| Hispanic (per cent) | 154 (37.7%) | 95 (23.2%) | 160 (39.1%) | |
| Asian (per cent) | 71 (32.9%) | 71 (32.9%) | 74 (34.3%) | |
| Other (per cent) | 124 (29.5%) | 110 (26.1%) | 187 (44.4%) | |
| P-values | ||||
| Mortality (%) | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 0.004* |
| Transplant to discharge length of stay (interquartile range) | 10 (7–16) | 10 (7–15) | 9 (7–13) | <0.0001* |
| ICU length of stay (interquartile range) | 3 (2–8) | 3 (2–6) | 2 (1–6) | <0.0001* |
| Direct cost of transplant to discharge length of stay (interquartile range) | 98 055 (74 287–129 969) | 101 014 (79 871–141 208) | 90 946 (74 274–122 716) | <0.0001* |
*
P < 0.05 considered statistically significant.