Outcome | Data source |
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Demographic characteristics | |
Age during admission | Pathway database and hospital record |
Gender | Pathway database and hospital record |
Nationality/ recourse to public funds | Pathway database |
Housing status | Pathway database |
Clinical characteristics | |
Primary reason for admission (ICD-10 code) | Hospital discharge summary |
Secondary reason for admission (if applicable) | Hospital discharge summary |
Multi-morbidity | Pathway database |
Deaths (where applicable) | Hospital record |
Admission characteristics | |
Length of admission (days) | Hospital discharge summary |
Type of admission (planned or unplanned) | Hospital discharge summary |
Whether a surgery or procedure took place | Hospital discharge summary |
Whether the admission was related to a recent trauma (road traffic accident, assault, overdose, other) | Hospital discharge summary and Pathway database |
Whether drugs and/or alcohol were involved in circumstances of admission | Hospital discharge summary and Pathway database |
Type of discharge (self-discharge or medical discharge) | Hospital discharge summary and Pathway database |
Secondary care usage | |
Readmission and A&E attendances 120-days prior to admission and 120-days following discharge | Hospital record |
Characteristics of A&E attendances and admissions (length of admission, type of admission, reason for admission) | Hospital discharge summary |