Abdominal surgeries demographics | Discharge surveys demographics | ||||
Surgery type | N (%) | Surgery type | N (%) | ||
Emergency | 146 (80%) | Emergency | 99 (79%) | ||
Elective | 37 (20%) | Elective | 26 (21%) | ||
Total | 183 | Total | 125 | ||
Procedure type | N (%) | Gender | N (%) | ||
Appendectomy | 62 (34%) | Female | 61 (49%) | ||
Exploratory Laparotomy | 52 (28%) | Male | 64 (51%) | ||
Cholecystectomy | 39 (21%) | Age | |||
Hernia repair | 11 (6%) | Mean (SD) | 40 (16.8) | ||
Other | 10 (5%) | Education | N (%) | ||
Repeat Exploratory Laparotomy | 9 (5%) | 8th grade or less | 45 (36%) | ||
High school, no diploma | 14 (11%) | ||||
High school, graduate | 47 (38%) | ||||
University courses | 19 (15%) | ||||
Annual income | N (%) | ||||
<12 000 BR (US$5833) | 31 (26%) | ||||
12 000–240 000 (US$5833–US$11 667) | 50 (42%) | ||||
24 000–60 000 (US$11 667–US$29 169) | 23 (19%) | ||||
>60 000 (US$29 169) | 14 (12%) | ||||
Survey section response rates | N (%) | ||||
HCAHPS | 125 (100%) | ||||
Income and expenses | 118 (94%) | ||||
Delays of care | 104 (83%) |
HCAHPS, Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems.