Table 3.
Rate of 30-day postoperative mortality, ICU admissions, hospital readmission, cost, and days of hospital stay by age, comorbidities, and region.
| Characteristic | Hospital readmissions/total (rate per 100 surgeries) | ICU admissions/total (%) | Hospital stay (days) (mean (SD) | Deaths/total (rate per 100 surgeries) | Cost USD (median (p25; p75))a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age; groups | |||||
| ≤49 | 21/126 (16.67) | 38/126 (30.16) | 5.19 (12) | 3/126 (2.38) | 7840.64 (4002.89; 9192.57) |
| 50–59 | 40/238 (16.81) | 78/238 (32.77) | 4.71 (13.7) | 5/238 (2.1) | 7687.29 (3922.03; 9372.68) |
| ≥60 | 19/114 (16.67) | 40/114 (35.09) | 5.51 (17.1) | 2/114 (1.75) | 8050.19 (3793.19; 9993.62) |
| Comorbidity Charlson index | |||||
| 0–2 | 47/289 (16.26) | 95/289 (32.87) | 5.36 (16.5) | 5/289 (1.73) | 7898.29 (3690.63; 9386.52) |
| ≥3 | 33/189 (17.46) | 61/189 (32.28) | 4.51 (9.4) | 5/189 (2.65) | 7685.78 (4330.29; 9309.39) |
| Geographical region | |||||
| Atlantic | 1/24 (4.17) | 8/24 (33.33) | 4.58 (10.3) | 0/24 (0) | 6817.58 (3445.20; 7123.68) |
| Bogotá | 33/185 (17.84) | 45/185 (24.32) | 4.37 (14) | 4/185 (2.16) | 7349.4 (4308.86; 8138.09) |
| Central | 25/120 (20.83) | 32/120 (26.67) | 6.88 (19.7) | 4/120 (3.33) | 8111.70 (3587.30; 10029.98) |
| Eastern | 12/64 (18.75) | 12/64 (18.75) | 2.56 (4.4) | 1/64 (1.56) | 5733.51 (3076.83; 7994.97) |
| Pacific | 9/84 (10.71) | 59/84 (70.84) | 5.89 (9.9) | 1/84 (1.19) | 10307.87 (5659.14; 12804.29) |
| Others departments | 0/1 (0) | 0/1 (0) | 1 (N/A) | 0/1 (0) | 5751.14 (5751.14; 5751.14) |
| Insurer | |||||
| Public | 51/250 (20.4) | 112/250 (44.8) | 7.0 (18.1) | 7/250 (2.8) | 9177.28 (3922.03; 11423. 32) |
| Private | 29/228 (12.7) | 44/228 (19.3) | 2.79 (7.1) | 3/228 (1.32) | 6319.73 (3245.58; 6985.41) |
| Total Colombia | 80/478 (16.74) | 156/478 (32.64) | 5.02 (14.1) | 10/478 (2.09) | 7814 (3922.03; 9372.68) |
aUS DOLLARS 2016.