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Table 3 HRG profile of weekday and weekend admission (%)

From: Weekend admission to hospital has a higher risk of death in the elective setting than in the emergency setting: a retrospective database study of national health service hospitals in England

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Elective Admissions

(n = 1,535,267)

Emergency Admissions

(n = 3,105,249)

 

Weekday

Weekend

Weekday

Weekend

N

1,407,705

127,562

2,369,316

735,933

A - Nervous System

34,514

(2.45)

3,584

(2.81)

185,867

(7.84)

60,572

(8.23)

B - Eyes & Periorbita

29,335

(2.08)

1,749

(1.37)

12,159

(0.51)

3,348

(0.45)

C - Mouth, Head, Neck & Ears

107,752

(7.65)

7,032

(5.51)

55,367

(2.34)

20,172

(2.74)

D - Respiratory System

47,411

(3.37)

5,947

(4.66)

333,444

(14.07)

109,629

(14.90)

E - Cardiac Surgery & Primary Cardiac Conditions

95,908

(6.81)

8,884

(6.96)

402,661

(16.99)

121,482

(16.51)

F - Digestive System

168,351

(11.96)

14,358

(11.26)

366,310

(15.46)

105,541

(14.34)

G - Hepato - biliary & Pancreatic System

62,228

(4.42)

4,405

(3.45)

79,026

(3.34)

23,145

(3.14)

H - Musculoskeletal System

270,857

(19.24)

29,756

(23.33)

240,373

(10.15)

86,915

(11.81)

J - Skin, Breast & Burns

89,432

(6.35)

5,862

(4.60)

101,928

(4.30)

28,904

(3.93)

K - Endocrine & Metabolic System

17,449

(1.24)

933

(0.73)

49,752

(2.10)

13,105

(1.78)

L - Urinary Tract & Male Reproductive System

164,496

(11.63)

15,637

(12.26)

187,675

(7.92)

59,143

(8.04)

M - Female Reproductive System

126,808

(9.01)

10,410

(8.16)

57,273

(2.42)

17,029

(2.31)

P - Diseases of Childhood

3,621

(0.26)

350

(0.27)

25,466

(1.07)

8,813

(1.20)

Q - Vascular System

57,639

(4.09)

5,686

(4.46)

30,821

(1.30)

6,707

(0.91)

R - Spinal Surgery & Primary Spinal Conditions

34,468

(2.45)

5,069

(3.97)

37,397

(1.58)

10,492

(1.43)

S - Haematology, Infectious Diseases, Poisoning & Non-Specific Groupings

95,482

(6.78)

7,746

(6.07)

194,325

(8.20)

58,256

(7.92)

T - Mental Health

1,954

(0.41)

154

(0.12)

9,472

(0.40)

2,680

(0.36)