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

Table 2 Effect of implementation of major study outcomes

	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
Mean resource LOS (days)	5.26	4.93	4.36	0.47	0.15	<0.01^a
Median resource LOS (days)	4.24	3.32	3.32	<0.01^a	0.61	<0.001^a
Reoperation	18 (10.1 %)	13 (10.5 %)	15 (6.22 %)	1	0.15	0.20
Readmissions	21 (11.7 %)	18 (14.5 %)	34 (14.1 %)	0.49	0.92	0.48
Hospital cost	100 %	98 %	83 %	0.05^a

^aSignificant at 5 % level; % non-parametric median test for no difference in median cost among all phases

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