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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Surg. 2015 Sep 25;221(6):1073–1082.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.09.009

Table 5.

Analysis of Satisfaction and Length of Stay by Diagnostic Group and by Admitting Service

Variable Ready for discharge Less ready for discharge p Value
Admitted for bowel obstruction
    n 133 87
    Composite score for physician communication, n, median, (IQR) 3.0 (2.0-3.0) 2.0 (1.0-3.0) <0.001
    Overall satisfaction with hospital n (%) topbox of question respondents 101/120 (84.2) 48/78 (61.5) <0.001
    Length of stay, d (median, IQR) 7.0 (4.0-11.0) 7.0 (4.5-10.5) 0.78
Prolonged length of stay
    n 42 56
    Composite score for physician communication, n, median, (IQR) 3.0 (2.0-3.0) 2.0 (1.0-3.0) 0.12
    Overall satisfaction with hospital n (%) topbox of question respondents 37/39 (94.9) 35/55 (63.6) 0.001
    Length of stay, d, median (IQR) 26.0 (23.0-33.3) 33.0 (26.3-44.5) 0.003
Admitted to surgical service
    n 129 94
    Composite score for physician communication, n, median, (IQR) 3.0 (3.0-3.0) 2.0 (1.0-3.0) <0.001
    Overall satisfaction with hospital n (%) topbox 102/116 (87.9) 60/90 (66.7) <0.001
    Length of stay, d, median (IQR) 8.0 (5.0-13.5) 11.0 (6.0-28.3) 0.001
Admitted to medical service
    n 46 49
    Composite score for physician communication, n, median, IQR) 3.0 (2.0-3.0) 2.0 (0.8-3.0) 0.01
    Overall satisfaction with hospital n (%) topbox 36/43 (83.7) 23/43 (53.5) 0.003
    Length of stay, d, median (IQR) 22.0 (6.0-28.0) 22.0 (5.0-30.5) 0.85

IQR, interquartile range.

[C.E. Please query author about last row, 25.0 (24.0) because it seems to be inconsistent with other median (IQR) entries.]