Patients | 390 | |
Mean age, years (SD) | 59 (±17) | |
Age ≤ 45 | 68 (16.7%) | |
Age 46–64 | 144 (35.3%) | |
Age ≥ 65 | 196 (48.0%) | |
Male | 212 (54.4%) | |
Department | ||
Cardiology | 200 (51.3%) | |
Gastroenterology | 150 (38.5%) | |
Patients treated at both the cardiology and gastroenterology department | 40 (10.2%) | |
Hospital admissions | Number of transitions | 68 |
With prescription changes | 45 (66.2%) | |
Department | ||
Cardiology | 42 (61.8%) | |
Gastroenterology | 26 (38.2%) | |
Mean duration of stay in days (SD) | 4.4 (±4.6) | |
Short hospital contactsa | Number of transitions | 1443 |
With prescription changes | 237 (16.4%) | |
Department | ||
Cardiology | 750 (52.0%) | |
Gastroenterology | 693 (48.0%) | |
Total | Number of transitions | 1511 |
With prescription changes | 282 (18.7%) | |
Department | ||
Cardiology | 792 (52.4%) | |
Gastroenterology | 719 (47.6%) |