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Table 2: Postoperative results by period. |
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Variable |
Baseline period (n = 70) June 2008-December 2012 |
Lean implementation period (n = 29) January 2013-December 2014 |
Full lean implementation period (n = 79) January 2015-June 2018 |
p |
|
30-day readmission, n (%) |
7 (10) |
1 (3.4) |
9 (11.4) |
0.45 |
|
30-day mortality, n (%) |
1 (1.4) |
2 (6.9) |
2 (2.5) |
0.31 |
|
LOS, median days (percentile 25-75) |
6 (4-8) |
8 (5-12) |
4 (3-5) |
< 0.001 |
|
Margin, % |
N/A |
-0.035 (-0.63-0.31) |
9.51 (-1.46-35.68) |
0.002 |
|
Discharge by POD#3, n (%) |
8 (11.4) |
2 (6.9) |
35 (44.3) |
< 0.001 |
|
Surgical time, min (percentile 25-75) |
150 (120-180) |
180 (150-200) |
150 (115-165) |
< 0.001 |
|
Chest tube drainage time, days (percentile 25-75) |
4 (2-5) |
4 (3-6) |
3 (2-4) |
0.885 |
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Complications, n (%) |
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|
|
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All complications |
19 (27.1) |
14 (48.3) |
20 (25.3) |
0.057 |
|
Major complications |
6 (8.6) |
7 (24.1) |
6 (7.6) |
0.036 |