Table 2 Characteristics of the patients included in the mortality analysis before hospital staff education, in the first and in the second period after starting hospital staff education
Period | Before education | First period of education | Second period of education | Total | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients | 276,541 | 78,052 | 56,950 | 411,543 | |
Age (years) | 67.6 ± 17.3 | 68.5 ± 17.3 | 68.5 ± 17.3 | 67.9 ± 17.3 | < 0.0001 |
Gender male (%) | 139,350 (50.3) | 39,063 (50.0) | 28,376 (49.8) | 206,789 (50.2) | 0.0229 |
Charlson index | 4.7 ± 1.8 | 4.8 ± 1.9 | 4.9 ± 1.9 | 4.7 ± 1.8 | < 0.0001 |
Urgent admission (%) | 208,660 (75.4) | 59,088 (75.7) | 43,241 (75.9) | 310,989 (75.5) | 0.0345 |
LOS (days) | 11.0 ± 14.2 | 11.2 ± 13.8 | 10.6 ± 12.0 | 11.0 ± 13.8 | < 0.0001 |
Hospital deaths (%) | 17,270 (6.2) | 5,237 (6.7) | 3,732 (6.6) | 26,239 (6.4) | < 0.0001 |