Table 1

Missing data from the ward registries, before and after data cleaning

Before data cleaningAfter data cleaning
Number of observations30052945
Number of missing observations by variable (%)
Patient MRN247 (8.2)247 (8.4)
Age152 (5.1)141 (4.8)
City/Region of residence80 (2.7)72 (2.4)
Admission date9 (0.3)8 (0.3)
Discharge date281 (9.4)244 (8.3)
Diagnosis and/or procedure performed46 (1.5)34 (1.2)
  • MRN, medical record number.