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. 2016 Dec 2;6(1):103–113. doi: 10.1007/s40121-016-0139-5

Table 2.

Comparison of length of stay (LOS) between patients with an ASP recommendation and patients without a recommendation, by complex chronic conditions (CCC) status and medicine/surgical service line

N Unadjusted Inverse-probability weighted
Median LOS 95% CI p value Median LOS 95% CI p value
Lower Upper Lower Upper
Non-CCC, surgery
 Recommendations 104 120.42 114.25 138.06 0.015 115.60 104.77 126.43 0.955
 No Recommendations 1068 115.20 112.72 118.80 115.27 111.78 118.77
CCC, surgery
 Recommendations 147 214.89 186.74 265.09 0.286 214.63 175.79 253.47 0.998
 No Recommendations 377 213.25 182.01 251.26 214.56 185.88 243.24
Non-CCC, medicine
 Recommendations 638 81.46 75.77 85.82 <0.001 80.86 78.43 83.30 <0.001
 No Recommendations 3454 66.41 65.06 67.68 67.61 66.24 68.99
CCC, medicine
 Recommendations 473 156.78 140.57 168.28 0.575 184.27 168.63 199.90 <0.001
 No Recommendations 1777 162.67 145.24 169.67 150.48 139.97 160.99