Table 3.
Unadjusted associations between hospital characteristics and a hospital having a high volume cancer resection ecosystem (N=302).
| Hospital Characteristics | Odds Ratio | p value | Lower | Upper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joint Commission Accreditation | * | |||
| COTH Accreditation | * | |||
| Geriatric Services | * | |||
| Speech and Language Therapy | * | |||
| Wound Management Services | * | |||
| High Gastrointestinal Support | * | |||
| Overall Surgical Volume (Highest quartile) |
43.05 | <0.001 | 5.49 | 337.42 |
| Level 1 Trauma Center | 24.84 | <0.001 | 7.12 | 86.69 |
| Transplant Services | 19.46 | <0.001 | 7.00 | 54.12 |
| Resident-to-bed (Highest quartile) | 11.49 | <0.001 | 3.07 | 42.98 |
| Nurse-to-bed (Highest quartile) | 11.49 | <0.001 | 3.07 | 42.98 |
| Admissions (Highest quartile) | 7.60 | <0.001 | 2.27 | 25.48 |
| High Oncology Support | 6.19 | 0.019 | 1.35 | 28.41 |
| Inpatient Palliative Care | 5.52 | <0.001 | 1.76 | 17.28 |
| Inpatient Rehabilitation | 5.30 | 0.007 | 1.58 | 17.79 |
| Interventional Catheterization Lab | 5.30 | 0.112 | 0.68 | 41.54 |
| ICU Beds (Highest quartile) | 5.08 | 0.005 | 1.64 | 15.71 |
| High Radiology Support | 3.50 | 0.041 | 1.05 | 11.65 |
| Nutrition Services | 2.31 | 0.427 | 0.29 | 18.33 |
| Hospice Care | 2.15 | 0.196 | 0.67 | 6.84 |
| COC Accreditation | 2.11 | 0.221 | 0.64 | 7.02 |
| Physician-to-bed (Highest quartile) | 1.36 | 0.614 | 0.41 | 4.57 |
| Skilled Nursing Care | 0.62 | 0.548 | 0.13 | 2.90 |
*
All centers classified as a high volume cancer resection ecosystem have this resource.
COTH: Council of Teaching Hospitals; ICU: Intensive Care Unit; COC: Commission on Cancer