Table 1.
Patient characteristics for all patients and patients in the surgical group
| Combined | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients | |||
| N | 72,312 | 36,244 | 36,068 |
| Age at admit, mean ± SD (years) | 54.2 ± 19.2 | 54.1 ± 19.1 | 54.2 ± 19.3 |
| Male | 29,465 (41%) | 15,020 (41%) | 14,445 (40%) |
| Female | 42,837 (59%) | 21,216 (59%) | 21,621 (60%) |
| Race | |||
| White | 43,215 (60%) | 22,609 (63%) | 20,606 (57%) |
| African American | 18,473 (26%) | 8,712 (24%) | 9,761 (27%) |
| Hispanic | 8,324 (12%) | 3,770 (10.5) | 4,554 (12.7%) |
| Asian | 705 (1%) | 289 (0.8%) | 416 (1.2%) |
| Other | 1047 (1.5%) | 431 (1.2%) | 616 (1.7%) |
| Length of stay, median (IQR) (days) | 3.8 (2.3, 6.8) | 3.8 (2.2, 6.8) | 3.8 (2.3, 6.9) |
| Discharged alive | 69.761 (97%) | 34,917 (96%) | 34,844 (97%) |
| Died | 2,551 (4%) | 1,327 (4%) | 1,224 (3%) |
| Surgical group | |||
| N | 31,784 | 16,740 | 15,044 |
| Age at admit, mean ± SD (years) | 50.7 ± 18.5 | 51.1 ± 18.2 | 50.3 ± 18.8 |
| Male | 11,667 (37%) | 6,416 (38%) | 5,251 (35%) |
| Female | 20,109 (63%) | 10,317 (62%) | 9,792 (65%) |
| Race | |||
| White | 21,021 (67%) | 11,460 (70%) | 9,561 (64%) |
| African American | 5,820 (19%) | 2,901 (18%) | 2,919 (20%) |
| Hispanic | 3,705 (12%) | 1,727 (11%) | 1,978 (13%) |
| Asian | 373 (1.2%) | 151 (1%) | 222 (1.5%) |
| Other | 473 (1.5%) | 183 (1.1%) | 290 (2%) |
| Length of stay, median (IQR) (days) | 3.6 (2.3, 6.8) | 3.7 (2.3, 6.7) | 3.5 (2.3, 6.9) |
| Discharged alive | 31,239 (98%) | 16,430 (98%) | 14,809 (98%) |
| Died | 545 (1.7%) | 310 (2%) | 235 (2%) |
SD indicates standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range.