Characteristics of patients and the cohort admitted to hospital clinical teaching units
| Characteristic | No. (%)* of patients in the cohort n = 5071 | No. (%)* of patients seen by 1 attending physician n = 1856 | No. (%)* of patients seen by 2 attending physicians n = 2070 | No. (%)* of patients seen by ≥ 3 attending physicians n = 1145 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female sex | 2270 (44.8) | 818 (44.1) | 941 (45.5) | 511 (44.6) |
| Age, yr; mean ± SD | 63.4 (18.2) | 58.5 (19.5) | 62.7 (17.9) | 68.8 (15.6) |
| Length of stay, d; median (IQR) | 5.09 (2.81–9.95) | 2.91 (1.81–4.67) | 5.51 (3.30–8.12) | 15.66 (9.44–27.69) |
| ICU admission | 379 (7.5) | 114 (6.1) | 141 (6.8) | 124 (10.8) |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index, median (IQR) | 2 (2) | 1 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) |
| Patients seen by teams without senior residents | 3474 (68.4) | 1360 (73.3) | 1406 (67.9) | 708 (61.8) |
Note: ICU = intensive care unit, IQR = interquartile range, SD = standard deviation.
↵* Unless stated otherwise.