Table 2 |
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Associations between LOS and patient, treatment and organisational factors |
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Initial surgery |
30 days post-op |
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LOS Ratio (95% CI) |
LOS Ratio (95% CI) |
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Mastectomy |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
BCS |
0.67 (0.66-0.68) |
0.66 (0.66-0.67) |
|
1997/98 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
1998/99 |
0.96 (0.94-0.98) |
0.92 (0.91-0.94) |
|
1999/00 |
0.95 (0.93-0.97) |
0.92 (0.90-0.94) |
|
2000/01 |
0.93 (0.91-0.95) |
0.89 (0.88-0.91) |
|
2001/02 |
0.90 (0.89-0.92) |
0.87 (0.85-0.89) |
|
2002/03 |
0.87 (0.85-0.89) |
0.85 (0.84-0.87) |
|
2003/04 |
0.85 (0.83-0.86) |
0.84 (0.82-0.86) |
|
2004/05 |
0.79 (0.77-0.80) |
0.78 (0.76-0.80) |
|
Age (per 10 years) |
1.11 (1.11-1.11) |
1.08 (1.08-1.08) |
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Stage I |
1.00 |
1.00 |
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Stage II |
1.06 (1.05-1.07) |
1.08 (1.07-1.09) |
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Stage III |
1.14 (1.13-1.16) |
1.15 (1.13-1.17) |
|
Stage IV |
1.18 (1.14-1.23) |
1.20 (1.15-1.24) |
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Missing |
1.04 (1.02-1.06) |
1.03 (1.01-1.05) |
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Comorbidities - No |
1.00 |
1.00 |
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Comorbidities - Yes |
1.08 (1.07-1.09) |
1.08 (1.07-1.10) |
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Nodes dissected - No |
1.00 |
1.00 |
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Nodes dissected - Yes |
1.08 (1.07-1.10) |
1.13 (1.11-1.14) |
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Reconstructive surg - No |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
Reconstructive surg - Yes |
1.08 (1.06-1.09) |
1.08 (1.06-1.10) |
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Consultant workload - 10-40 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
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Consultant workload - 41-80 |
0.96 (0.89-1.02) |
0.96 (0.89-1.03) |
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Consultant workload - 81+ |
0.99 (0.87-1.13) |
0.99 (0.90-1.09) |
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Variance (95% CI) |
Variance (95% CI) |
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Trust level |
0.08 (0.04-0.13) |
0.06 (0.03-0.10) |
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Surgical team level |
0.05 (0.03-0.06) |
0.04 (0.03-0.06) |
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Downing et al. BMC Health Services Research 2009 9:202 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-9-202 |
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