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Table 2 Characteristics of patients undergoing subacromial decompression*

From: The relationship between publication of high-quality evidence and changes in the volume and trend of subacromial decompression surgery for patients with subacromial pain syndrome in hospitals across Australia, Europe and the United States: a controlled interrupted time series analysis

 

Australia

(n = 145)

Belgium

(n = 907)

United Kingdom

(n = 1102)

United States (1)

(n = 45)

United States (2)

(n = 847)

Mean age (SD)

58,8 (11,9)

55,9 (10,6)

57,2 (10,5)

62,3 (12,2)

55,8 (12,8)

% Female

48,3%

56,3%

48,9%

57,8%

40,4%

Comorbidities **

     

_% ≥1 Comorbidities

23,4%

56,9%

65,7%

57,8%

53,0%

_% Diabetes Mellitus

9,0%

6,2%

13,4%

17,8%

10,7%

_% Hypertension

2,8%

19,6%

27,9%

44,4%

32,1%

_% Obesity

0%

37,2%

35,6%

8,9%

5,8%

_% Pulmonary

0,7%

5,1%

15,3%

13,3%

10,3%

Median number of comorbidities (IQR)

0 (0–0)

0 (0–1)

0 (0–1)

1 (0–2)

0 (0–1)

Median LOS (IQR)

1 (1–1)

1 (0–1)

0 (0–0)

2 (0–7)

0 (0–0)

% Day case surgeries

1,4%

50,6%

85,7%

46,7%

100%

Readmission rate***

2,8%

3,1%

2,5%

4,4%

0,1%

  1. *No subacromial decompressions were performed in the Dutch hospital. ** According to the Elixhauser Comorbidity index, only the most prevalent comorbidities are shown. ***Readmission rate within 30 days after discharge. Abbreviations: SD = Standard Deviation, LOS = Length of Stay, IQR = Interquartile Range.