Table 2 Main outcomes of all contacts at the hospital from 1st March until 31st of December 2016 (before) and 1st March until 31st of December 2017 (after)
Outcomes at contact level | Alla March-Dec 2016/2017 | Before March – Dec. 2016 | After March – Dec. 2017 | Differenceb Before-after |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All hospital contacts, n | 5,339 | 2,633 | 2,706 | 73 |
Hospital length-of-stay, median hours (IQR)c | 26.3 (5.7: 76.1) | 32.6 (8.8: 94.3) | 22.3 (4.4: 70.6) | -10.3 |
0-24 hours, n (%) | 2,440 (45,7) | 1,015 (38.6) | 1,425 (52.7) | (14.1) |
24-72 hours, n (%) | 854 (16) | 471 (17.9) | 383 (14.2) | (-3.7) |
72 hours-7 days, n (%) | 1,619 (30.3) | 901 (34.2) | 718 (26.5) | (-7.7) |
> 7 days, n (%) | 426 (8.0) | 246 (9.3) | 180 (6.7) | (-2.6) |
Proportion admitted, n (%) | 4,063 (76.1) | 2,488 (94.5) | 1,575 (58.2) | (-36.3) |
Length-of-admission time, median hours (IQR)c | 47.2 (21.4: 97.3) | 44.9 (14.9: 95.9) | 50.9 (23.7: 111) | 6 |
0-24 hours, n (%) | 1,294 (31.9) | 880 (35.4) | 414 (26.3) | (-9.1) |
24-72 hours, n (%) | 786 (19.4) | 466 (18.7) | 320 (20.3) | (1.6) |
72 hours-7 days, n (%) | 1,572 (38.9) | 897 (36.1) | 675 (42.9) | (6,8) |
> 7 days, n (%) | 411 (10,1) | 245 (9.9) | 166 (10.5) | (0.6) |
30-day unplanned readmissions, n (%) | 571 (10.7) | 355 (13.5) | 216 (8.0) | (-5.5) |
30-day re-contacts, n (%) | 794 (14.9) | 403 (15.3) | 391 (14.5) | (-0.8) |
Time to first doctor contact, minutes (IQR) | 25 (14:39) | 27 (15:45) | 23 (13:35) | -4 |
Time to first specialist contact, minutes (IQR) | 52 (40:66) | 55 (42:71) | 50 (38: 62) | -5 |
30-day contacts to GP, median (IQR) | 1 (0:2) | 1 (0:3) | 1 (0:2) | 0 |
30-day mortality, n (%) | 129 (2.4) | 72 (2.7) | 57 (2.1) | (-0.6) |