Table 2 Patient demographic and clinical characteristics
Variable | Appropriate (n = 341) | Inappropriate (n = 131) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 0.614 | ||
≤ 65 | 258 (75.7) | 102 (77.9) | |
> 65 | 83 (24.3) | 29 (22.1) | |
Gender | 0.014 | ||
Male | 248 (72.7) | 80 (61.1) | |
Female | 93 (27.3) | 51 (38.9) | |
Medical insurance | 0.570 | ||
Yes | 281 (82.4) | 105 (80.2) | |
No | 60 (17.6) | 26 (19.8) | |
Intraoperative blood loss (mL) | 0.002 | ||
< 1500 | 312 (91.5) | 130 (99.2) | |
≥ 1500 | 29 (8.5) | 1 (0.8) | |
Grade of surgery | 0.304 | ||
1–2 | 18 (5.3) | 4 (3.1) | |
3–4 | 323 (94.7) | 127 (96.9) | |
Concomitant medications | |||
Antithrombotics | 163 (47.8) | 26 (19.8) | < 0.001 |
NSAIDs | 65 (19.1) | 29 (22.1) | 0.454 |
Systemic corticosteroids | 0.012 | ||
Low dose | 200 (58.7) | 83 (63.4) | |
High dose | 121 (35.5) | 32 (24.4) | |
PPIs-related information | |||
Dosage form | < 0.001 | ||
Injectable | 326 (95.6) | 44 (33.6) | |
Oral | 15 (4.4) | 87 (66.4) | |
Time of medical orders | < 0.001 | ||
Workday | 341 (100) | 115 (87.8) | |
Weekend | 0 (0.0) | 16 (12.2) | |
Types of medical orders | < 0.001 | ||
Standing | 316 (92.7) | 59 (45.0) | |
Statim | 24 (7.0) | 24 (18.3) | |
Discharge | 1 (0.3) | 48 (36.6) | |
Professional titles of doctors | < 0.001 | ||
Junior | 24 (7.0) | 34 (26.0) | |
Middle | 157 (46.0) | 48 (36.6) | |
Senior | 160 (46.9) | 49 (37.4) | |
Number of drugs | < 0.001 | ||
≤ 10 | 85 (24.9) | 76 (58.0) | |
11–20 | 178 (52.2) | 46 (35.1) | |
> 20 | 78 (22.9) | 9 (6.9) | |
Length of postoperative hospital stay (days) | < 0.001 | ||
≤ 7 | 89 (26.1) | 93 (71.0) | |
8–15 | 156 (45.7) | 29 (22.1) | |
> 15 | 96 (28.2) | 9 (6.9) | |