Table 3.

Demographics of observed surgeries and of discharge survey respondents

Abdominal surgeries demographics			Discharge surveys demographics
Surgery type		N (%)	Surgery type		N (%)
	Emergency	146 (80%)		Emergency	99 (79%)
	Elective	37 (20%)		Elective	26 (21%)
	Total	183		Total	125
Procedure type		N (%)	Gender		N (%)
	Appendectomy	62 (34%)		Female	61 (49%)
	Exploratory Laparotomy	52 (28%)		Male	64 (51%)
	Cholecystectomy	39 (21%)	Age
	Hernia repair	11 (6%)		Mean (SD)	40 (16.8)
	Other	10 (5%)	Education		N (%)
	Repeat Exploratory Laparotomy	9 (5%)		8th grade or less	45 (36%)
				High school, no diploma	14 (11%)
				High school, graduate	47 (38%)
				University courses	19 (15%)
			Annual income		N (%)
				<12 000 BR (US$5833)	31 (26%)
				12 000–240 000 (US$5833–US$11 667)	50 (42%)
				24 000–60 000 (US$11 667–US$29 169)	23 (19%)
				>60 000 (US$29 169)	14 (12%)
			Survey section response rates		N (%)
				HCAHPS	125 (100%)
				Income and expenses	118 (94%)
				Delays of care	104 (83%)

HCAHPS, Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems.