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Table 4 Estimates of extra LOS attributable to HCAI of subgroups

From: Estimating extra length of stay and risk factors of mortality attributable to healthcare-associated infection at a Chinese university hospital: a multi-state model

 

Crude extra LOS a

MSM extra LOS

SE

95% CI

Patient characteristics

 Age

  < 65 y

14.86

3.07

0.53

(3.06, 3.16)

  65+ y

16.00

1.10

0.62

(1.03, 1.14)

 Gender

  Female

12.01

1.74

0.77

(1.71, 1.84)

  Male

16.22

3.07

0.56

(2.97, 3.08)

 Department

  Medicine

16.72

4.49

1.00

(4.15, 4.54)

  Surgical

19.34

5.44

0.73

(5.43, 5.56)

  Pediatric

11.42

3.80

1.18

(3.77, 3.87)

  Psychiatric

6.95

1.27

0.51

(1.23, 1.29)

  Chinese traditional medicine

14.78

2.64

1.79

(2.56, 2.78)

  1. aDefined as the difference in mean LOS between patients with and without HAIs