Table 1 Admissions data at City Hospital. Comparisons are by admission rather than patient
Characteristics | Categories | Before | After | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of admissions/stays | 15,916 | 16,862 | ||
Number of patients | 12,892 | 13,618 | ||
LOS (median IQR) | 2 [1, 6] | 2 [1,6] | 0.024 | |
Log LOS (mean (sd)) | 1.06 (1.12) | 1.04 (1.10) | 0.018 | |
Age (mean (sd)) | 55.92 (21.24) | 55.75 (21.19) | 0.455 | |
Age | 16–40 (n (%)) | 4246 (26.7%) | 4465 (26.5%) | 0.345 |
40–50 (n (%)) | 2131 (13.4%) | 2316 (13.7%) | ||
50–60 (n (%)) | 2004 (12.6%) | 2141 (12.7%) | ||
60–70 (n (%)) | 2240 (14.1%) | 2481 (14.7%) | ||
70–80 (n (%)) | 2859 (18.0%) | 2915 (17.3%) | ||
80–109 (n (%)) | 2436 (15.3%) | 2544 (15.1%) | ||
Admission type | Elective (n (%)) | 4278 (26.9%) | 4251 (25.2%) | 0.001 |
Other (n (%)) | 11,638 (73.1%) | 12,611 (74.8%) | ||
Mental health | None (n (%)) | 13,555 (85.2%) | 14,159 (84.0%) | 0.022 |
Alcohol (n (%)) | 983 (6.2%) | 1155 (6.8%) | ||
Dementia/Delirium (n (%)) | 211 (1.3%) | 226 (1.3%) | ||
Depression (n (%)) | 642 (4.0%) | 760 (4.5%) | ||
Other (n (%)) | 525 (3.3%) | 562 (6.8%) | ||
Readmission within 28 days | No (n (%)) | 13,581 (85.3%) | 14,341 (85.0%) | 0.485 |
Yes (n (%)) | 2335 (14.7%) | 2521 (15.0%) |