| Total sample(N = 5742) | |
---|---|---|
Variable | Pre-reform(N = 3400) | Post-reform (N = 2342) |
Log transformed daily expenditure | ||
 Median valuew | 2.68 | 2.68 |
Monthly admissionw | ||
 | 284 | 208.5*** |
LOSw | ||
 Median value | 7 | 8*** |
Number of drugs per recordw | ||
 Median value | 15 | 15 |
Record containing antibioticsc | ||
 Yes | 3101 (91.2%) | 2114 (90.3%) |
 No | 299 (8.8%) | 228 (9.7%) |
Readmissionc | ||
 Yes | 142 (4.2%) | 66 (2.8%) |
 No | 3258 (95.8%)** | 2276 (97.2%)** |
Records with multiple antibioticsc | ||
 Yes | 1105 (32.5%) | 653 (27.9%) |
 No | 2295 (67.5%)*** | 1689 (72.1%)*** |