Table 2.
Table of Demographics
| Non-EGS |
EGS |
|
|---|---|---|
| n = 7,048,660 | n = 111,034 | |
| Gender n (%) | ||
| Female | 3,975,703 (55.5) | 61,549 (55.4) |
| Race/ethnicity n (%) | ||
| White | 4,375,714 (62.1) | 69,306 (62.4) |
| Black | 1,039,483 (14.8) | 10,465 (9.4) |
| Hispanic | 836,059 (11.9) | 20,111 (18.1) |
| Asian Pacific Islander | 210,608 (3.0) | 3,091 (2.8) |
| Native American | 43,609 (0.6) | 697 .6) |
| Other | 240,386 (3.4) | 3,833 (3.5) |
| Missing | 302,712 (4.3) | 3,530 (1.2) |
| Payer n (%) | ||
| Medicare | 2,866,436 (40.7) | 36,350 (32.8) |
| Medicaid | 1,632,996 (23.2) | 21,151 (19.1) |
| Private insurance | 2,047,129 (29.1) | 42,481 (38.3) |
| Self-pay | 272,578 (3.9) | 7,190 (6.5) |
| No charge | 20,261 (0.3) | 600 (0.5) |
| Other | 196,537 (2.8) | 3,052 (2.8) |
| Age | ||
| Mean (SD) | 49.5 (27.5) | 51.4 (21.3) |
| Median (IQR) | 56 (29–72) | 54 (36–68) |
| <18 years old | 1,066,298 (15.1) | 8,870 (8.0) |
| 18–34 | 1,130,528 (16.0) | 17,410 (15.7) |
| 35–49 | 848,116 (12.0) | 21,106 (19.0) |
| 40–64 | 1,411,924 (20.0) | 29,158 (26.3) |
| 65–79 | 1,601,174 (22.7) | 24,808 (22.3) |
| 80+ | 990,282 (14.1) | 9,678 (8.7) |
| Admission type n (%) | ||
| Non-elective | 5,550,479 (78.9) | 92,878 (83.8) |
| Elective | 1,485,303 (21.1) | 17,982 (16.2) |
| LOS | ||
| Mean (SD) | 4.6 (6.9) | 5.1 (6.2) |
| Median (IQR) | 3 (2–5) | 3 (2–6) |
| Total charges | ||
| Mean (SD) | $49,442.52 ($96,256.50) | $71,664.93 ($86,774.56) |
| Median (IQR) | $26,443 ($12,800–$53,971) | $50,688 ($33,422–$81,303) |
| Disposition n (%) | ||
| Routine | 4,791,116 (68.0) | 90,324 (81.4) |
| Transfer to short-term | 140,316 (2.0) | 818 (0.7) |
| Transfer other (SNF, ICF, other) | 993,680 (14.1) | 8,285 (7.5) |
| Home health care | 884,954 (12.6) | 10,219 (9.2) |
| Against medical advice | 93,840 (1.3) | <300 |
| Died | 138,701 (2.0) | 1,037 (0.9) |
| Alive, destination unknown | 1,280 (0.02) | <11 |
Description of the study population, comparing those hospitalization not for EGS and those for EGS. These data come from the 2017 Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Note that two cells are presented as “<” (less than); this is due to data restrictions of displaying cells less than 11.
EGS = emergency general surgery; SD = standard deviation; IQR = interquartile range; LOS = length of stay; SNF = skilled nursing facility; ICF = intermediate care facility.