Table 3 Local general hospital utilization
Variable | Municipality | Crude mean (95% CI) | Est. mean (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Proportion of patients with readmission within 30Â days after index discharge | CM | 0.14 (0.13 to 0.16) | 0.14 (0.13 to 0.16) |
| Â | ICHM | 0.13 (0.12 to 0.14) | 0.13 (0.12 to 0.14) |
Mean number of readmission incidents within 30Â days after index discharge | CM | 0.16 (0.14 to 0.18) | 0.16 (0.14 to 0.18) |
| Â | ICHM | 0.16 (0.14 to 0.17) | 0.16 (0.14 to 0.17) |
Mean number of readmission incidents (within 30Â days) during 1Â year | CM | 0.34 (0.31 to 0.38) | 0.34 (0.31 to 0.38) |
| Â | ICHM | 0.34 (0.30 to 0.37) | 0.34 (0.30 to 0.37) |
Mean number of admissions 1Â year | CM | 1.91 (1.85 to 1.97) | 1.91 (1.85 to 1.97) |
| Â | ICHM | 1.89 (1.83 to 1.94) | 1.89 (1.84 to 1.95) |
- Acute admissions | CM | 1.64 (1.58 to 1.69) | 1.64 (1.58 to 1.69) |
| Â | ICHM | 1.60 (1.55 to 1.66) | 1.61 (1.55 to 1.66) |
Mean length of index stay (days) | CM | 5.2 (5.0 to 5.5) | 5.2 (5.0 to 5.4) |
| Â | ICHM | 3.9 (3.6 to 4.1) | 3.9 (3.7 to 4.1) |
Mean number of hospital days 1Â year | CM | 10.6 (10.1 to 11.1) | 10.5 (10.1 to 11.0) |
| Â | ICHM | 7.5 (7.1 to 8.0) | 7.6 (7.2 to 8.0) |