Table 2.
Comparison of primary and transferred patients.
| Primary | Transfer | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salvage | 0.546 | ||
| Orchiectomy (n=51) | 37 (46.8%) | 14 (40%) | |
| Orchidopexy (n=63) | 42 (53.2%) | 21 (60%) | |
| Age group | 1.00 | ||
| <8 (n=23) | 16 (20.3%) | 7 (20%) | |
| ≥8 (n=92) | 63 (79.7%) | 28 (80%) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.68 | ||
| Hispanic (n=53) | 36 (46.8%) | 17 (51.5%) | |
| Other (n=59) | 43 (41 (53.2%) | 16 (48.5%) | |
| Time of day | 0.42 | ||
| Day (n=62) | 45 (57%) | 17 (48.6%) | |
| Night (n=52) | 34 (43%) | 18 (51.4%) | |
| Insurance | 0.05 | ||
| Private insurance (PPO/HMO) (n=48) | 35 (44.3 %) | 13 (37.1%) | |
| Medi-cal HMO (n=37) | 29 (36.7%) | 8 (22.9%) | |
| Medicaid (n=29) | 15 (19%) | 14 (40%) | |
| Median time to operating room (IQR), minutes | 177 (140–229) | 260 (220–360) | <0.001 |
| Median duration of pain prior to operating room (IQR), hours | 8.5 (3.8–48) | 6 (2–24) | 0.11 |
PPO, preferred provider organization; HMO, health maintenance organization