Characteristics | Adequate IIAT according to PEG guidelines | p value | |
---|---|---|---|
 | yes | No |  |
Number of cases | 107 | 114 | Â |
Male/female | 73/34 | 73/41 | Â |
Age (+/-SD) | 63.4(+/-13.3) | 65.2(+/-14.0) | n.s. |
DRG cost weight (+/-SD) | 8.663(+/-5.947) | 10.071(+/-5.882) | n.s. |
Type of intervention | Â | Â | Â |
   Surgical procedure | 102 | 99 | n.s. |
   Other procedure | 5 | 4 | n.s. |
   Medical | 7 | 4 | n.s. |
Primary diagnosis (ICD 10 chapter) | Â | Â | Â |
   I Infections and parasitic diseases | 1 | 2 | n.s. |
   II Neoplasms | 18 | 15 | n.s. |
   III Blood | 3 | 2 | n.s. |
   VI Nervous system | 4 | 4 | n.s. |
   IX Circulatory system | 63 | 67 | n.s. |
   X Respiratory system | 2 | 2 | n.s. |
   XI Digestive system | 4 | 2 | n.s. |
   XIII Musculoskeletal system | 2 | 1 | n.s. |
   XIV Genitourinary system | 1 | 0 | n.s. |
   XVIII Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not classified elsewhere | 0 | 1 | n.s. |
   XIX Injury, poisoning and other consequences of external causes | 16 | 11 | n.s. |