Table 1 Characteristics of hospitals and craniotomy patients
Variables | Categories | Hospitals (n = 203) | Craniotomy patients (n = 46,779) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |||
Type | Tertiary hospital | 43(21.2) | 29,424(62.9) | |
General hospital | 160(78.8) | 17,355(37.1) | ||
Ownership | Public sector | 24(11.8) | 8013(17.1) | |
Educational foundation | 59(29.1) | 21,394(45.7) | ||
Medical or other corporation | 93(45.8) | 15,107(32.3) | ||
Private corporation | 27(13.3) | 2265(4.8) | ||
Location | Capital (Seoul) | 43(21.2) | 18,362(39.3) | |
Metropolitan cities | 54(26.6) | 12,929(27.6) | ||
Other cities and rural areas | 106(52.2) | 15,488(33.1) | ||
Number of craniotomy cases per year | 10–49 | 99(48.8) | 2833(6.1) | |
50–99 | 41(20.2) | 6069(13.0) | ||
100–499 | 41(20.2) | 14,478(31.0) | ||
500 | 22(10.8) | 23,399(50.0) | ||
Number of beds per physician | <  2 | 14(6.9) | 15,168(32.4) | |
2 ≤ and < 4 | 46(22.7) | 17,639(37.7) | ||
4 ≤ and < 6 | 55(27.1) | 8991(19.2) | ||
≥ 6 | 88(43.4) | 4981(10.7) | ||
Registered Nurse (RN) staffing level | Bed-to-RN ratio in general wards (grade) | < 2.5 (0–1) | 29(14.3) | 21,821(46.7) |
2.5 ≤ and < 3.5 (2–3) | 108(53.2) | 22,517(48.1) | ||
3.5 ≤ and < 4.5 (4–5) | 29(14.3) | 783(1.7) | ||
≥4.5 (6–7) | 37(18.2) | 1658(3.5) | ||
Bed-to-RN ratio in the ICUs (grade) | < 0.63 (1–2) | 48(23.7) | 29,408(62.9) | |
0.63 ≤ and <  0.88 (3–4) | 64(31.5) | 12,023(25.7) | ||
0.88 ≤ and <  1.25 (5–6) | 53(26.1) | 3879(8.3) | ||
≥1.25 (7–9) | 38(18.7) | 1469(3.1) | ||
Bed-to-RN ratio in the hospitals overall | < 1.25 | 43(21.2) | 24,687(52.8) | |
1.25 ≤ and <  1.67 | 54(26.6) | 13,920(29.8) | ||
1.67 ≤ and <  2.50 | 54(26.6) | 4764(10.2) | ||
≥ 2.50 | 52(25.6) | 3408(7.3) | ||