Table 2.
Hospital Characteristics
| Variable (%) | ED-Surgery (n=516) | Elective (n=7635) | All (n =8151) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Bedsize | <.0001 | |||
| Small | 5.24 | 6.78 | 6.69 | |
| Medium | 20.78 | 12.17 | 12.72 | |
| Large | 73.98 | 81.05 | 80.60 | |
| Ownership of Hospital | 0.0011 | |||
| Government, Non-federal | 17.28 | 16.83 | 16.86 | |
| Private, Non-profit | 73.40 | 77.70 | 77.42 | |
| Private, Investor-owned | 9.32 | 5.48 | 5.72 | |
| Hospital Location/ Teaching Status | <.0001 | |||
| Rural | 1.94 | 1.74 | 1.75 | |
| Urban, Nonteaching | 28.54 | 12.37 | 13.40 | |
| Urban, Teaching | 69.51 | 85.89 | 84.85 | |
| Region of Hospital | <.0001 | |||
| Northeast | 25.00 | 20.94 | 21.20 | |
| Midwest | 10.85 | 24.49 | 23.63 | |
| South | 44.77 | 33.92 | 34.61 | |
| West | 19.38 | 20.64 | 20.56 | |
| Hospital Case Volume | <.0001 | |||
| ≤2 | 29.26 | 10.43 | 11.62 | |
| 3–6 | 23.64 | 13.20 | 13.86 | |
| 7–25 | 29.46 | 33.78 | 33.51 | |
| ≥26 | 17.64 | 42.59 | 41.01 | |
| Resection Type | 0.1367 | |||
| Whipple | 73.84 | 68.95 | 69.26 | |
| Distal | 18.02 | 21.82 | 21.58 | |
| Other | 8.14 | 9.24 | 9.16 |