Impact of physician co-management on duration of hospitalisation among surgical patients: a retrospective pre-post analysis at a tertiary centre.

Of 600 patients (300 per group), age (mean 67.5 vs 68.0 years) and Charlson Comorbidity Index (median 4 vs 4) were similar.

Mean LOS was reduced in the post-physician co-management group (11.3 vs 13.1 days; mean difference 1.79 days (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.18-3.39)).

Post-physician co-management patients had fewer respiratory complications (6.7% vs 11.3%; P = 0.046) and lower unplanned readmissions at 30 days (18.0% vs 28.7%; P = 0.002) and 90 days (25.7% vs 35.0%; P = 0.012) when compared to the pre-physician co-management group.

Mortality and DAH were similar between the two groups.