Table 2 Total number of discharges, total length of stay, discharge frequency and relative length of stay from 1997 to 2004 for adults and children.
From: Length of stay and associated costs of obesity related hospital admissions in Ireland
| Â | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Adult | Child | Adult | Child | Adult | Child | Adult | Child | Adult | Child | Adult | Child | Adult | Child | Adult | Child |
Total discharges (103) | 552 | 67 | 568 | 65 | 632 | 63 | 667 | 63 | 724 | 64 | 760 | 60 | 800 | 63 | 844 | 63 |
Total diagnoses (103) | 1351 | 114 | 1441 | 114 | 1617 | 114 | 1726 | 114 | 1880 | 119 | 2323 | 119 | 2275 | 128 | 2425 | 130 |
Length of Stay | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Average | 5.5 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 2.2 |
Total (103) | 3022 | 184 | 3037 | 172 | 3159 | 166 | 3257 | 158 | 3406 | 157 | 3448 | 142 | 3481 | 143 | 3644 | 142 |
Discharge frequency* | ||||||||||||||||
| Â | 1.14 | 0.81 | 1.66 | 0.94 | 1.40 | 1.01 | 1.48 | 1.29 | 1.50 | 1.13 | 1.66 | 1.57 | 1.70 | 1.45 | 1.49 | 1.37 |
Relative length of stay** | ||||||||||||||||
| Â | 3.7 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 4.2 |