Table 1. Distribution of length of stay (LoS, in days) after cesarean section (CS) by calendar year and hospital: number (N), percentage (%); mean LoS ± standard deviation (SD; Misa = missing values on all births; Misb = missing values considering only CS.
| FACTORS | STRATA | ALL BIRTHS (N = 109,246) |
CESAREAN SECTIONS (N = 26,467) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (Row %) |
LoS (days) | ||||||||||
| Mean ± SD | ≤1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6+ | >4 | ||||
| Row % | |||||||||||
|
Calendar Year |
2005 | 10,173 | 2,527 (24.8) | 5.0 ± 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 7.3 | 34.0 | 34.5 | 23.7 | 58.2 |
| 2006 | 10,468 | 2,615 (25.0) | 4.8 ± 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 9.5 | 38.6 | 27.7 | 23.4 | 51.1 | |
| 2007 | 10,652 | 2,700 (25.4) | 4.7 ± 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 42.8 | 25.9 | 19.7 | 45.6 | |
| 2008 | 10,478 | 2,571 (24.5) | 4.8 ± 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 8.8 | 44.4 | 25.8 | 20.3 | 46.1 | |
| 2009 | 10,492 | 2,679 (25.5) | 4.7 ± 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 10.4 | 44.8 | 25.6 | 18.6 | 44.3 | |
| 2010 | 10,406 | 2,547 (24.5) | 4.7 ± 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 11.5 | 45.3 | 25.5 | 17.2 | 42.7 | |
| 2011 | 9,791 | 2,353 (24.0) | 4.7 ± 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 12.2 | 46.0 | 24.3 | 16.8 | 41.1 | |
| 2012 | 9,743 | 2,154 (22.1) | 4.5 ± 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 13.8 | 47.8 | 23.1 | 14.7 | 37.8 | |
| 2013 | 9,289 | 2,225 (24.0) | 4.6 ± 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 48.5 | 21.5 | 14.9 | 36.4 | |
| 2014 | 9,095 | 2,090 (23.0) | 4.5 ± 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 16.0 | 49.2 | 20.2 | 13.6 | 33.8 | |
| 2015 | 8,659 | 2,006 (23.2) | 4.4 ± 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 20.0 | 51.7 | 14.8 | 13.1 | 27.9 | |
| TOTAL | 109,246 | 26,467 (24.2) | 4.7 ± 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 11.9 | 44.5 | 24.8 | 18.1 | 42.9 | |
| Hospital (Misa: 193) (Misb: 71) | A | 19,059 | 4,430 (23.2) | 5.0 ± 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 48.0 | 8.3 | 37.5 | 45.9 |
| B | 18,380 | 6,307 (34.3) | 4.6 ± 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 59.7 | 20.9 | 14.0 | 34.8 | |
| C | 8,840 | 1,797 (20.1) | 4.3 ± 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 81.8 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 13.5 | |
| D | 3,330 | 942 (28.3) | 5.5 ± 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 11.5 | 46.4 | 41.0 | 87.3 | |
| E | 6,673 | 1,628 (24.4) | 4.7 ± 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 63.3 | 7.2 | 24.8 | 31.9 | |
| F | 5,723 | 1,469 (25.7) | 4.7 ± 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 6.9 | 32.7 | 52.7 | 7.2 | 59.9 | |
| G | 9,146 | 1,386 (15.2) | 4.8 ± 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 33.9 | 50.0 | 10.4 | 60.4 | |
| H | 11,681 | 1,920 (16.4) | 4.2 ± 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 31.0 | 31.1 | 28.8 | 7.2 | 36.0 | |
| I | 6,047 | 1,303 (21.6) | 5.1 ± 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 17.7 | 61.5 | 18.0 | 79.6 | |
| J | 12,035 | 3,461 (28.8) | 4.3 ± 2.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 43.8 | 29.4 | 10.5 | 14.9 | 25.3 | |
| K | 8,027 | 1,741 (21.7) | 4.8 ± 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 25.5 | 56.5 | 11.8 | 68.3 | |
| L | 12 | 12 (100.0) | 4.9 ± 4.9 | 33.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 0 | 41.7 | 41.7 | |
| TOTAL | 109,053 | 26,396 (24.2) | 4.7 ± 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 11.9 | 44.5 | 24.8 | 18.1 | 42.9 | |