Table 4.
Contributory effects of household status on surgery-related outcomes
| Variable | SPH (n = 29/67) | TPH (n = 38/67) | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | 95% confidence interval | Range | Mean ± SD | 95% confidence interval | Range | ||
| Average number of inpatient narcotics (in doses per inpatient stay) | 129 ± 118 | 85–173 | 2–458 | 73 ± 109 | 39–106 | 4–601 | 0.039 |
| Length of inpatient stay (days) | 73 ± 63 | 49–97 | 4–213 | 40 ± 65 | 20–60 | 2–301 | 0.036 |
| Number of unplanned readmissions | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 0–0.7 | 0–5.0 | 0.2 ± 0.2 | 0–0.1 | 0–1.0 | 0.024 |
| Length of hospitalization when readmitted (days) | 5 ± 11 | 0–9 | 0–47 | 1 ± 3 | 0–1 | 0–20 | 0.025 |
| Number of unplanned outpatient visits | 0.2 ± 0.8 | 0–0.4 | 0–3.0 | 0.9 ± 1.1 | 0.6–1.3 | 0–4.0 | 0.005 |
SPH = patients from single-parent household; TPH = patients from two-parent household.