28 June 2024 : Original article
Effect of the Organ Donation Quality System on Donation Activity of Warsaw Hospitals
Edyta Karpeta
1ABCDEF, Izabella Godlewska 2ABCDEF*, Piotr Małkowski 1EF, Maciej Kosieradzki 2ABCDEF
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.943520
Ann Transplant 2024; 29:e943520
Table 1 Characteristics of hospitals in QUALY+ and QUALY− groups.
| Hospitals with quality procedures (QUALY+, n=4) | Hospitals without quality procedures (QUALY−, n=11) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No of beds per hospital, median [quartile Q1;Q3] | 605.5 [447.5; 764.4] | 271 [175; 470] | .004 |
| No of hospitalizations per hospital, median [Q1;Q3] | 33213.5 [24544; 43834] | 13807.5 [7739; 24371] | .006 |
| No of ICU beds, median [Q1–Q3] | 16 [8.0; 33.0] | 10 [6.0; 14.0] | .089 |
| No of ICU admissions per hospital | 519 [219.5; 918] | 258 [131; 335] | .006 |
| Level 1/Level 2 ICU | 0/4 | 7/4 | |
| Neurology department | 3 | 6 | |
| Neurosurgery department | 2 | 3 | |
| Emergency department | 3 | 7 | |
| No of departments per hospital, mean±SD (95% CI) | 18.3±7.1 (7.9–29.6) | 12.12±6.5 (7.8–16.5) | .142 |
| Continuous data reported as median with quartiles or mean±SD (95% CI). | |||