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. 2005 Mar-Apr;12(2):200–206. doi: 10.1197/jamia.M1653

Table 1.

Comparison of Original Study Patients Who Were and Were Not Included in This Study

Discharge Summary Dictated?
No (n = 119) Yes (n = 245) p-Value
Mean age, yr (SD) 57.1 (19.1) 62.3 (18.6) 0.014
Median length of stay, days (IQR) 6.5 (15.5) 10.4 (12.5) 0.01
Admission type
    Elective 58 (54.2%) 49 (45.8%) < 0.001
    Urgent 56 (22.7%) 191 (77.3%)
    Emergent 5 (50%) 5 (50%)
Service
    Medicine 23 (14.6%) 135 (85.4%) < 0.001
    Surgery 96 (46.6%) 110 (53.4%)
Campus
    Civic 60 (36.8%) 103 (63.2%) 0.13
    General 59 (29.4%) 142 (70.6%)

Only patients with a discharge summary (n = 245) are included in this study. Unless otherwise indicated, counts and percentages are provided.

IQR = interquartile range.