Table 3.
Hospital predictors of high laparoscopic utilization shown as odds ratios determined using a hierarchical logistic regression
| Hospital predictors | Appendectomy | Colectomy | Hysterectomy | Lung lobectomy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location: | ||||
| Rural | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Urban | 4.66 (1.17 to 18.5) | 4.59 (1.04 to 20.3) | 15.0 (2.98 to 75.0) | 4.04 (0.14 to 120) |
| Size: | ||||
| Small | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Medium | 0.71 (0.15 to 3.27) | 5.07 (0.98 to 26.1) | 1.70 (0.28 to 10.3) | 18.7 (0.64 to 547) |
| Large | 1.58 (0.38 to 6.61) | 2.53 (0.54 to 11.8) | 8.70 (1.62 to 46.8) | 2.70 (0.12 to 62.2) |
| Teaching status: | ||||
| Non-teaching | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Teaching | 0.70 (0.18 to 2.73) | 0.19 (0.05 to 0.76) | 5.41 (1.27 to 23.1) | 0.29 (0.04 to 1.92) |
| Region: | ||||
| North east | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Midwest | 7.85 (1.26 to 49.1) | 4.28 (0.71 to 25.9) | 1.28 (0.19 to 8.81) | 0.02 (0.001 to 0.31) |
| South | 21.0 (3.79 to 117) | 10.0 (1.83 to 54.7) | 1.10 (0.18 to 6.73) | 0.56 (0.06 to 5.67) |
| West | 9.33 (1.48 to 58.8) | 3.63 (0.57 to 23.2) | 2.32 (0.31 to 17.2) | 0.28 (0.02 to 3.86) |
| Type | ||||
| Private, for profit | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Private, not for profit | 0.16 (0.03 to 0.84) | 3.58 (0.65 to 19.5) | 2.11 (0.34 to 13.0) | 0.71 (0.05 to 10.3) |
| Government | 0.08 (0.01 to 0.60) | 0.94 (0.10 to 8.44) | 1.06 (0.11 to 10.1) | 0.38 (0.01 to 12.9) |