Table 2.
Percentages of respondents working in community hospitals vs. other settings reporting 50% or greater adherence to assessed care practices*
Practice location: community hospital n/N (%) | Practice location: all other* n/N (%) | p | |
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Preoperative frailty evaluation using a formal measurement scale | 29/764 (3.8%) | 51/717(6.6%) | 0.012 |
Preoperative comprehensive geriatric evaluation | 15/765 (2.0%) | 29/767 (3.8%) | 0.033 |
Multimodal analgesia use in the first 24 h after surgery | 621/764 (81.3%) | 651/768 (84.8%) | 0.069 |
Preoperative screening for dementia or other pre-existing cognitive impairment using a formal measurement scale | 75/764 (9.8%) | 95/768 (12.4%) | 0.112 |
Postoperative delirium screening using a formal measurement scale* | 68/764 (8.9%) | 109/767 (14.2%) | 0.001 |
Preoperative provision of information to patient or family regarding the risk of developing delirium or other cognitive disorders after surgery | 450/764 (58.9%) | 366/768 (47.7%) | < 0.001 |
*Community hospital, government hospital, nongovernment hospital, medical school, free-standing surgery center, multilocation health system, office-based practice