Table 1.
DAH30 according to types of surgery
| Surgery | Number of patients | Number admitted to a rehabilitation hospital (%) | Median (95% CI) DAH30* |
| Cardiac | 679 | 54 (8.0) | 22.8 (22.6 to 22.9) |
| Orthopaedic | 289 | 122 (42) | 21.9 (21.2 to 22.6) |
| Neurosurgery | 220 | 9 (4.0) | 22.8 (22.2 to 23.5) |
| Colorectal | 118 | 8 (6.8) | 24.9 (23.9 to 26.0) |
| Urology | 315 | 26 (8.3) | 23.8 (23.0 to 24.5) |
| Vascular | 56 | 1 (1.8) | 26.0 (24.3 to 27.3) |
| Ear, nose, throat | 99 | 17 (17) | 25.8 (24.9 to 27.0) |
| Oesophagogastric/hepatobiliary | 253 | 4 (1.6) | 24.9 (23.8 to 26.1) |
| Thoracic | 28 | 2 (7.1) | 22.8 (17.8 to 27.8) |
| Other | 52 | 2 (3.8) | 28.8 (27.7 to 30.0) |
*Hospital days do not include those spent in a rehabilitation facility.
DAH30, days at home up to 30 days after surgery.