Table 1 Admissions for asthma in children and youth under 18 years of age in the two provinces. Data were based on the 2011 census and the 2011 calendar year. LOS = length of stay; ELOS = expected length of stay
From: Does specialist physician supply affect pediatric asthma health outcomes?
Parameter | MB | SK |
|---|---|---|
Total population | 1,208,268 | 1,053,960 |
Child population | 312,598 | 259,709 |
General practitioners /100,000 child population | 386.4 | 383.1 |
General paediatricians /100,000 child population | 19.2 | 10.0 |
Specialized paediatricians (all subspecialties) /100,000 child population | 29.4 | 13.5 |
Number of admissions | 967 | 1533* |
Number of admissions /100,000 child population | 309.3 | 590.3* |
Number of readmissions | 181 | 152 |
Number of readmissions /100,000 child population | 57.9 | 58.5 |
Total acute LOS | 3014 | 4153 |
Average ELOS | 2.9 days | 2.4 days |
Average LOS | 3.1 days | 2.7 days |