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Table 2 Estimates from generalized linear model for adequate bowel preparations and length of stay before and after the intervention in unadjusted and adjusted models

From: A patient-centered framework for health systems engineering in gastroenterology: improving inpatient colonoscopy bowel preparation

Study outcome

Pre vs. post

Unadjusted model

Adjusted model

Relative risk (post / pre) [95% confidence interval]

Relative risk (post / pre) [95% confidence interval]

Good† ICBP

60.8% vs. 74.4%

1.873*

1.947*

 

[1.093,3.211]

[1.025,3.697]

Ideal‡ ICBP

53.3% vs. 69.0%

1.947*

1.901*

 

[1.160,3.266]

[1.024,3.531]

  

Ratio of means (post / pre) [95% confidence interval]

Ratio of means (post / pre) [95% confidence interval]

Mean length of stay, days

8 vs. 6

0.759

0.852

  

[0.538,1.069]

[0.617,1.179]

  1. Adjusted model includes average weekly occupancy. ICBP: inpatient colonoscopy bowel preparations.
  2. †Good: colonoscopy delayed and adequate bowel preparation when performed.
  3. ‡Ideal: colonoscopy not delayed and adequate bowel preparation when performed. *p < 0.05