Table 2 Number and mean duration of inpatient stays (in days) by facility type
All | Pathologic fracture | Vertebral fracturea | Non-vertebral fracturea | Radiation to bone | Spinal cord compression | Surgery to bone | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Facility | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) |
Surgical unit/ward | 50 | 15.3 (9.2) | 18 | 20.2 (9.2) | 1 | 24.0 (–) | 17 | 19.9 (9.4) | 0 | – | 2 | 17.0 (5.7) | 30 | 12.2 (8.3) |
Oncology unit/ward | 39 | 14.4 (17.7) | 7 | 9.6 (5.1) | 3 | 8.0 (4.6) | 4 | 10.8 (5.8) | 20 | 11.0 (8.3) | 8 | 28.6 (33.4) | 4 | 11.3 (13.9) |
Other | 18 | 19.1 (23.5) | 8 | 14.4 (8.8) | 2 | 8.0 (5.7) | 6 | 16.5 (8.9) | 2 | 27.0 (0.0) | 0 | - | 8 | 21.9 (34.9) |
General unit/ward | 10 | 19.9 (25.9) | 5 | 29.0 (35.0) | 1 | 87.0 (–) | 4 | 14.5 (15.4) | 4 | 9.0 (8.7) | 1 | 18.0 (–) | 0 | – |
Radiation unit/ward | 8 | 20.8 (12.7) | 2 | 24.5 (3.5) | 2 | 24.5 (3.5) | 0 | – | 4 | 18.8 (18.0) | 2 | 21.0 (9.9) | 0 | – |
Rehabilitation unit/ward | 6 | 29.8 (10.8) | 2 | 36.0 (18.4) | 1 | 49.0 (–) | 1 | 23.0 (–) | 0 | – | 1 | 22.0 (–) | 3 | 28.3 (7.1) |
Gynecology unit/ward | 1 | 33.0 (–) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 33.0 (–) | 0 | – |
Intensive care unit/ward | 1 | 4.0 (–) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4.0 (–) |
Nursing facility | 1 | 26.0 (–) | 1 | 26.0 (–) | 0 | – | 1 | 26.0 (–) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – |
Rehabilitation facility | 1 | 5.0 (–) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5.0 (–) |