Table 5.
Predictive factors for post-PACU disposition
| Variable | Home | Observation | P value | Inpatient | Total | P value |
| Patients, n | 58 | 209 | Observation vs. home | 186 | 453 | |
| Case ended 21:00–05:00 (%) | 32.8 | 49.0 | 0.036 | 36.6 | 41.8% | 0.014 |
| AAST clinical grade (%) | 0.171 | <0.001 | ||||
| 1 | 86.2 | 84.7 | 42.5 | 67.5 | ||
| 2 | 13.8 | 11.0 | 13.4 | 12.4 | ||
| 3 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 39.8 | 18.1 | ||
| 4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | ||
| 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 1.3 | ||
| AAST operative grade (%) | 0.345 | <0.001 | ||||
| 1 | 93.1 | 90.4 | 50.4 | 74.5 | ||
| 2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 5.7 | ||
| 3 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 32.3 | 15.2 | ||
| 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 2.0 | ||
| ASA class (%) | 0.943 | <0.001 | ||||
| 1 | 48.3 | 48.3 | 29.0 | 40.4 | ||
| 2 | 39.7 | 40.7 | 41.4 | 40.8 | ||
| 3 | 12.1 | 10.5 | 26.3 | 17.2 | ||
| 4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 1.5 | ||
| Age quintile (%) | 0.292 | <0.001 | ||||
| ≤20 | 36.2 | 26.8 | 12.9 | 22.3 | ||
| 21–27 | 17.2 | 23.0 | 13.4 | 18.3 | ||
| 28–35 | 12.1 | 22.0 | 19.4 | 19.6 | ||
| 36–49 | 24.1 | 20.1 | 19.9 | 20.5 | ||
| 50+ | 10.3 | 8.1 | 34.4 | 19.2 |
AAST, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; PACU, postanesthesia care unit.