Table 3.
Comparison of the effects of CDSS (clinical decision support systems) before and after CDSS implementation.
| Variables | Total | CDSS Online | P value | ||
|
|
|
Before | After |
|
|
| Consistency,a n (%) |
|
|
|
<.001 | |
|
|
Yes | 24,160 (70.82) | 19,175 (70.37) | 4985 (72.64) |
|
|
|
No | 9953 (29.18) | 8075 (29.63) | 1878 (27.36) |
|
| Confirmed time (days)b |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Median (IQR) | 1 (0-4) | 1 (0-4) | 1 (0-3) | <.001 |
|
|
Mean (SD) | 3.10 (5.27) | 3.25 (5.48) | 2.27 (3.87) | <.001 |
| Hospitalization time (days) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Median (IQR) | 7 (4-9) | 7 (4-10) | 6 (3-8) | <.001 |
|
|
Mean (SD) | 8.11 (7.55) | 8.51 (8.05) | 6.49 (4.73) | <.001 |
| Hospitalization time group (days), n (%) |
|
|
|
<.001 | |
|
|
0-7 | 20,611 (60.42) | 15,774 (57.89) | 4837 (70.48) |
|
|
|
>7 | 11,476 (39.58) | 11,476 (42.11) | 2026 (29.52) |
|
aConsistency referred to the consistency between the diagnosis on admission and the diagnosis on discharge.
bOnly 11,912 records had the length of the confirmed diagnosis times (days), it was the duration between preliminary admission diagnosis and definite diagnosis.