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Table 6 Characteristics of analysed admissions

From: Secondary care usage and characteristics of hospital inpatients referred to a UK homeless health team: a retrospective service evaluation

Characteristic

Total patients (n)

Percent

Self-discharge

49

4.3

Type of encounter

 Planned

30

2.6

 Unplanned

1105

97.4

Surgery or procedure documented

 Surgery

56

4.9

 Procedure

22

1.9

 N/A

997

87.8

 Missing data

60

5.3

Admission associated with trauma

 Accident RTC

21

1.9

 Accident other

52

4.6

 Assault

36

3.2

 Overdose

74

6.5

 Suicide attempt

13

1.1

 N/A

857

75.5

 Missing data

82

7.2

Housing status on discharge

 Improved

266

23.4

 Same

418

36.8

 Worse

18

1.6

 Died

15

1.3

 Unknown

418

36.8