A perioperative consult service results in reduction in cost and length of stay for colorectal surgical patients: evidence from a healthcare redesign project

Table 1 Patient demographics and surgical case information

	Phase 0 (N = 179)	Phase 1 (N = 124)	Phase 2 (N = 241)	P
	Phase 0 (N = 179)	Phase 1 (N = 124)	Phase 2 (N = 241)	0 v. 1	1 v. 2	0 v. 2
Age (y)	52 ± 18	49 ± 18	53 ± 17	0.10	0.02	0.68
Gender (F/M)	94/85	64/60	31/38	0.91	0.32	0.45
Height (cm)	171 ± 11	171 ± 10	172 ± 14	0.85	0.12	0.14
Weight (kg)	78 ± 21	79 ± 18	80 ± 20	0.34	0.86	0.15
BMI (kg/m²)	26 ± 6	27 ± 6	28 ± 9	0.40	0.92	0.19
ASA physical status
1 and 2	75 (41.9 %)	62 (50.0 %)	102 (42.3 %)	0.20	0.16	0.93
3 and 4	104 (58.1 %)	62 (50.0 %)	139 (57.7 %)	0.20	0.16	0.93
Case mix index	2.18 ± 0.93	2.56 ± 1.71	2.32 ± 0.95	0.02	0.06	0.13
Type of surgery
Resection	138	88	162	0.23	0.47	0.03
Ostomy creation/reversal	41	36	79	0.23	0.47	0.03
Laparoscopic (%)	56.4 %	51.6 %	46.9 %	0.41	0.39	0.05
Duration of surgery (min)	158 ± 82	162 ± 83	169 ± 90	0.87	0.47	0.25
Duration of anesthesia (min)	204 ± 88	214 ± 90	217 ± 96	0.44	0.73	0.17

Data as mean ± SD for continuous variables
y years, F female, M male, BMI body mass index, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, min minutes

ISSN: 2047-0525