Table 3.
Characteristics of the two wards during the study period.
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6 months, pre- (n=2155) |
6 months, post (n=1841) |
P value | |
| Age of patients in years, mean (SD) | ||||
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Surgical unit | 60.64 (17.78) | 61.11 (18.01) | .21 |
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Medical unit | 68.30 (18.35) | 69.73 (18.96) | .51 |
| Length of stay in days, mean (SD) | ||||
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Surgical unit | 5.68 (7.71) | 6.01 (9.36) | .02 |
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Medical unit | 6.50 (7.54) | 6.66 (8.27) | .06 |
| Occupied beds per day, mean (SD) | ||||
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Surgical unit | 42.29 (0.79) | 41.79 (0.87) | .21 |
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Medical unit | 43.10 (0.63) | 43.11 (0.32) | .84 |