Table 3 Characteristics and estimated costs of public hospital discharge episodes with above-average length of stay
Complication acquired | No complication acquired | Whole sample | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dementia | No dementia | Total | Dementia | No dementia | Total | Dementia | No dementia | Total | ||
Characteristics | Group Rate (hospital episodes)# | 5,176 | 17,133 | 22,309 | 13,584 | 121,285 | 134,869 | 18,760 | 138,418 | 157,178 |
Mean Charlson Score# | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | |
Mean Cost Weight#^ | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | |
Means | Mean Study LOS (days)# | 23.1 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 18.2 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 19.5 | 13.5 | 14.2 |
Mean State LOS (days)^ | 10.9 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 7.2 | |
Mean Extra LOS (days)#^ | 12.2 | 12 | 12 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 10.4 | 6.6 | 7 | |
Mean Cost (A$)#^ | $19,873 | $23,803 | $22,891 | $15,154 | $11,793 | $12,132 | $16,457 | $13,280 | $13,659 | |
Totals | Total LOS (days)# | 119,512 | 401,844 | 521,356 | 247,096 | 1,469,720 | 1,716,816 | 366,608 | 1,871,564 | 2,238,172 |
Total Cost (A$)#^ | $102,863,592 | $407,811,537 | $510,675,130 | $205,861,352 | $1,430,365,193 | $1,636,226,545 | $308,724,944 | $1,838,176,730 | $2,146,901,675 | |
Above-average length of stay | Total Above-Average LOS (days)#^ | 63,277 | 204,755 | 268,032 | 132,327 | 707,118 | 839,444 | 195,604 | 911,873 | 1,107,476 |
Mean Episode Cost of Above-Average LOS (A$)#^ | $9,580 | $10,284 | $10,120 | $7,428 | $4,843 | $5,103 | $8,022 | $5,516 | $5,875 | |
Total Cost of Above-Average LOS (A$)#^ | $49,585,461 | $176,188,003 | $225,773,464 | $100,903,070 | $587,382,179 | $688,285,249 | $150,488,531 | $763,570,182 | $914,058,713 | |