Table 3 Hospital acquired complications (HACs) in the index admission in the propensity-matched cohorts according to private health insurance status (New South Wales, 2017–2020)
HAC type | Private patients (n = 5315) n (%) | Public patients (n = 5315) n (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Cardiac complications | 121 (2.28) | 130 (2.45) | 0.609 |
Healthcare associated infection | 123 (2.31) | 117 (2.20) | 0.744 |
Surgical complications requiring unplanned return to theatre | 113 (2.13) | 77 (1.45) | 0.010 |
Delirium | 69 (1.30) | 47 (0.88) | 0.050 |
Respiratory complications | 53 (1.00) | 59 (1.11) | 0.635 |
Medication complications | 32 (0.60) | 27 (0.51) | 0.602 |
Gastrointestinal bleeding | 22 (0.41) | 29 (0.55) | 0.400 |
Endocrine complications | 17 (0.31) | 21 (0.40) | 0.626 |
Renal failure | 7 (0.13) | 8 (0.15) | 1.000 |
Venous thromboembolism | 6 (0.11) | 5 (0.09) | 1.000 |
Pressure injury | 6 (0.11) |  < 5a | 0.289 |
Incontinence |  < 5a |  < 5a | 0.687 |
Falls |  < 5a |  < 5a | 1.00 |