Table 1 Demographic data and characteristics of CABG malpractice claims (Subdivided According to Hospitals with Different Level) (Created by the authors)
From: A 9-year analysis of medical malpractice litigations in coronary artery bypass grafting in China
Variables | Level of hospital | Â | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Provincial | Municipal | Test name | Statistics | p | |
Gender (N,%) | ||||||
Male | 18(66.7) | 34(79.1) | 31(79.5) | CMH test | 1.67 | 0.433 |
Female | 9(33.3) | 9(20.9) | 8(20.5) | Â | Â | Â |
Total | 27(100.0) | 43(100.0) | 39(100.0) | Â | Â | Â |
Age | ||||||
N(Missing) | 27(0) | 42(1) | 39(0) | Rank sum test | H = 1.27 | 0.531 |
Median | 65.0 | 65.5 | 62.0 | Â | Â | |
Q1, Q3 | 60.0, 77.0 | 60.0, 72.5 | 59.0, 69.0 | Â | Â | Â |
Min,Max | 55.0, 81.0 | 44.0, 79.0 | 33.0, 77.0 | Â | Â | Â |
Outcomes (N,%) | ||||||
Death | 17(63.0) | 33(76.7) | 30(76.9) | CMH test | 2.27 | 0.322 |
Disability | 8(29.6) | 6(14.0) | 5(12.8) | Â | Â | Â |
Prolonged hospitalization | 0(0.0) | 3(7.0) | 4(10.3) | Â | Â | Â |
Increased medical costs | 2(7.4) | 1(2.3) | 0(0.0) | Â | Â | Â |
Total | 27(100.0) | 43(100.0) | 39(100.0) | Â | Â | Â |
Preoperative hospital stay (days) | ||||||
N(Missing) | 27(0) | 43(0) | 39(2) | Rank sum test | H = 1.70 | 0.426 |
Median | 8.0 | 10.0 | 13.0 | Â | Â | |
Q1, Q3 | 5.0, 16.0 | 5.0, 16.0 | 7.0, 18.0 | Â | Â | Â |
Min, Max | 1.0, 30.0 | 1.0, 45.0 | 3.0, 31.0 | Â | Â | Â |
Hospitalization days (days) | ||||||
N(Missing) | 27(0) | 43(0) | 39(0) | Rank sum test | H = 0.62 | 0.735 |
Median | 26.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 | Â | Â | |
Q1, Q3 | 16.5, 41.0 | 12.5, 39.0 | 14.0, 35.0 | Â | Â | Â |
Min, Max | 5.0, 136.0 | 2.0, 358.0 | 3.0, 154.0 | Â | Â | Â |
Responsibility proportion for medical malpractice (%) | ||||||
N(Missing) | 27(0) | 43(0) | 39(0) | Rank sum test | H = 8.37 | 0.015* |
Median | 30.0 | 25.0 | 40.0 | Â | Â | |
Q1, Q3 | 15.0, 40.0 | 15.0, 40.0 | 30.0, 50.0 | Â | Â | Â |
Min, Max | 0, 100.0 | 0, 70.0 | 0, 100.0 | Â | Â | Â |