Variable | n* | Medical patients | Surgical patients | p Value |
Age (years) (SD) | 108 | 57.1 (16.9) | 62.3 (16.5) | 0.112 |
Gender (% female) | 108 | 26/51 (51) | 28/57 (49) | 1.00 |
Event with 24 h admission | 108 | 14/51 (27) | 15/57 (26) | 1.00 |
Hospital length of stay prior event | 104 | 5.6 (7.3) | 12.0 (15.3) | 0.005 |
Pulse oximetry (% yes) | 107 | 13/51 (25) | 29/56 (52) | 0.01 |
Cardiac monitoring (% yes) | 106 | 23/51 (45) | 32/55 (58) | 0.249 |
Patient-controlled analgesia (% yes) | 106 | 2/51 (4) | 10/55 (18) | 0.045 |
Procedure (% yes) | 106 | 8/51 (16) | 4/55 (7) | 0.290 |
Respiratory (% yes) | 104 | 32/50 (64) | 43/55 (78) | 0.164 |
Oxygen (% yes) | 104 | 21/50 (42) | 33/54 (61) | 0.080 |
Physical restraints (% yes) | 106 | 4/51 (8) | 5/55 (9) | 1.0 |
*n, patients with data available for review.