Table 2 Characteristics and estimated costs of public hospital discharge episodes ages 50+, NSW 2006-7
Complication acquired | No complication acquired | Whole Sample | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dementia | No dementia | Total | Dementia | No dementia | Total | Dementia | No dementia | Total | ||
Characteristics | Group Rate (hospital episodes)# | 9,751 | 33,501 | 43,252 | 34,737 | 348,287 | 383,024 | 44,488 | 381,788 | 426,276 |
Mean Charlson Score# | 1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 1 | |
Mean Cost Weight#^ | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | |
Means | Mean Study LOS (days)# | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 9.7 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 10.9 | 7.1 | 7.5 |
Mean State LOS (days)^ | 11.4 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 8.7 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 9.3 | 6.8 | 7.1 | |
Mean Extra LOS (days)#^ | 4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
Mean Cost (A$)#^ | $14,058 | $17,086 | $16,403 | $8,661 | $7,185 | $7,319 | $9,844 | $8,054 | $8,240 | |
Totals | Total LOS (days)# | 150,095 | 515,669 | 665,764 | 335,663 | 2,203,419 | 2,539,082 | 485,758 | 2,719,088 | 3,204,846 |
Total Cost (A$)#^ | $137,082,050 | $572,399,374 | $709,481,424 | $300,844,462 | $2,502,329,287 | $2,803,173,749 | $437,926,512 | $3,074,728,661 | $3,512,655,173 | |