Outcome variables | Patient delays | p-value | Doctor delays | p-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
Economic burden (n = 494) | ||||||
  < 1018 USD | 134 (55.1) | 109 (44.9) | 0.000 | 106 (43.6) | 137 (56.4) | 0.000 |
  ≥ 1018 USD | 97 (38.7) | 154 (61.3) | 157 (62.6) | 94 (37.4) | ||
Length of stay (n = 494) | ||||||
  < 6 days | 73 (48.0) | 79 (52.0) | 0.707 | 70 (46.1) | 82 (54.0) | 0.033 |
  ≥ 6 days | 158(46.2) | 184 (53.8) | 193 (56.4) | 149 (43.6) | ||
Complications developed (n = 494) | ||||||
 Yes | 32 (34.4) | 61 (65.6) | 0.008 | 60 (64.5) | 33 (35.5) | 0.016 |
 No | 199 (49.6) | 202 (50.4) | 203 (50.6) | 198 (49.4) |