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. 2022 Jun 17;5(3):319–327. doi: 10.31662/jmaj.2022-0007

Table 2.

Crude Outcomes in Patients Who Underwent Partial Mastectomy for Breast Cancer Categorized by Surgery Day of the Week.

Surgery day of the week
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
n = 18,893 n = 29,313 n = 32,289 n = 33,088 n = 33,027 P-value
Postoperative length of stay, days 4 (2-6) 4 (3-6) 4 (3-6) 4 (3-6) 4 (3-6) <0.001
Total length of stay, days 7 (5-9) 6 (5-8) 6 (5-8) 6 (5-8) 6 (5-8) <0.001
Total hospitalization costs, US dollar 6,127 (5,639-6,711) 6,058 (5,572-6,629) 6,124 (5,597-6,648) 6,143 (5,642-6,673) 6,137 (5,604-6,692) <0.001
Postoperative complications 707 (3.7) 815 (2.8) 1,100 (3.4) 1,000 (3.0) 1,234 (3.7) <0.001

Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or n (%).