Table 2.
Univariate multilevel analyses for the association between missing discharge letters and patient and admission characteristics adjusted for clustering at the hospital level and hospital department level
| OR for missing discharge letter (95% CI) | |
|---|---|
| Type of hospital | |
| University | 1.16 (0.57–2.35) |
| Tertiary teaching | 1.21 (0.67–2.17) |
| General | RC |
| Admission department | |
| Cardiology | RC |
| Surgery | 0.96 (0.59–1.58) |
| Internal medicine | 1.00 (0.64–1.58) |
| Ear, nose, throat | 1.67 (0.82–3.40) |
| Lung diseases | 0.78 (0.45–1.35) |
| Neurology | 0.31 (0.15–0.62)** |
| Orthopaedics | 1.18 (0.66–2.10) |
| Urology | 0.72 (0.34–1.54) |
| Other | 0.52 (0.31–0.85)** |
| Age cat | |
| 1–18 years | 1.02 (0.55–1.88) |
| 19–40 years | 1.32 (0.85–2.03) |
| 41–65 years | 1.05 (0.79–1.39) |
| 66–79 years | 1.19 (0.91–1.55) |
| >80 years | RC |
| Urgently admitted patients | 0.70 (0.56–0.87)** |
| Patients deceased during admission | 0.81 (0.66–1.00) |
| Admission is a readmission | 1.30 (1.05–1.60)* |
| Admission is followed by an unplanned readmission | 0.89 (0.61–1.30) |
| Admission to a non-surgical unit | 0.81 (0.60–1.09) |
| Length of hospital stay | 0.99 (0.98–1.00)* |
| Charlson index of comorbidity | |
| Score > =3 | 1.35 (0.94–1.94) |
| One or more positive screening criteria | 0.67 (0.54–0.83)** |
| Adverse event | 0.70 (0.48–1.02) |
| Potential preventable adverse event | 0.73 (0.37–1.44) |
* p < 0.05
** p < 0.01