Characteristics of hospitals | Matching | With EHR | 1:1 matching without replacement | 1:1 matching with replacement | 1:2 Matching: caliper, with replacement | ||||||
With no EHR | % bias reduction | p-value | With no EHR | % bias reduction | p-value | With no EHR | % bias reduction | p-value | |||
Outpatient consultation | Before | 11,568 | 14,117 |
| 0.612 | 14,117 |
| 0.612 | 14,117 |
| 0.612 |
After | 11,568 | 12,621 | 58.7 | 0.834 | 8728.4 | −11.4 | 0.522 | 8817.8 | −7.9 | 0.536 | |
Dystocic delivery | Before | 290.6 | 465.5 |
| 0.334 | 465.5 |
| 0.334 | 465.5 |
| 0.334 |
After | 290.6 | 315.4 | 85.8 | 0.829 | 299.2 | 95.1 | 0.939 | 296.2 | 96.8 | 0.960 | |
Cesarean section | Before | 421.8 | 381.3 |
| 0.735 | 381.3 |
| 0.735 | 381.3 |
| 0.735 |
After | 421.8 | 449.4 | 31.9 | 0.862 | 267 | −35.2 | 0.695 | 366.6 | −36.2 | 0.694 | |
Major sugeries | Before | 92.2 | 189.2 |
| 0.432 | 189.2 |
| 0.432 | 189.2 |
| 0.432 |
After | 92.2 | 106.4 | 85.4 | 0.830 | 61.2 | 68.0 | 0.569 | 63.2 | 70.1 | 0.591 | |
Hospitalisation (days) | Before | 30,331 | 34,337 |
| 0.748 | 34,337 |
| 0.748 | 34,337 |
| 0.748 |
After | 30,331 | 31,847 | 62.1 | 0.900 | 26,243 | −2.0 | 0.722 | 26,120 | −5.1 | 0.716 | |
% bias | Before |
| 34.0% | 34.0% | 34.0% | ||||||
After |
| 9.3% | 19.0% | 18.6% |