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. 2021 Oct 20;2(10):871–878. doi: 10.1302/2633-1462.210.BJO-2021-0072.R1

Table III.

Length of stay and discharge disposition in the pre-COVID (n = 124) versus post-COVID (n = 124) groups.

Variable Pre-COVID Post-COVID p-value
Mean LOS, days (SD) 2.02 (0.80) 1.03 (0.65) < 0.001*
Same-day discharge, % (n) 0.0 (0) 48.4 (60) < 0.001
Midnights in hospital, % (n) < 0.001
0 0.0 (0) 48.4 (60)
1 41.9 (52) 42.7 (53)
2 50.8 (63) 8.1 (10)
3 3.2 (4) 0.8 (1)
≥ 4 4.0 (5) 0.0 (0)
Discharge disposition, % (n) 0.838
Home 100.0 (124) 97.5 (121)
SNF 0.0 (0) 0.8 (1)
AIR 0.0 (0) 1.6 (2)
*

Independent-samples t-test.

Chi-squared test.

AIR, acute inpatient rehabilitation; LOS, length of stay; SD, standard deviation; SNF, skilled nursing facility.