Research Article

Influence of Institution-Based Factors on Preoperative Blood Testing Prior to Low-Risk Surgery: A Bayesian Generalized Linear Mixed Approach

Table 3

Differences in the rate of preoperative blood testing based on institution size.

 
 
Preoperative blood testTotal
+

Number of beds
 <10022164 (53.9)18993 (46.1)41157
 ≥1006266 (22.3)21829 (77.7)28095

Difference (95% CrI)

0.315 [0.309 to 0.322]1.00

CrI, credible interval; θ, Bayesian index.