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Table 1 Five different variables that emerged from the visualization as specific notable aspects from the discharge from inpatient care to outpatient care. Characteristics of outward visits within the clinic

From: Visualizing healthcare system variability and resilience: a longitudinal study of patient movements following discharge from a Swedish psychiatric clinic

Variables

Year

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Number of outward reservations from inpatient care to outpatient care

7680

8340

8066

7844

7666

8020

8034

7738

7409

Days between inpatient care and the reserved outward visit (median)

9

6

5

6

5

5

7

7

5

Did not show up/late cancellation to the reserved outward visit

119

177

259

327

366

436

509

484

530

Median number of days until next emergency ward visit

27

25

30

31

26

20

18

17

10

Visits to the emergency ward instead of the reserved outward visit (number)

2988

3331

2945

3086

3126

3509

3769

3692

3389

Visits to the emergency ward instead of the reserved outward visit (%)

39.91%

39.94%

36.51%

39.34%

40.78%

43.75%

46.91%

47.71%

45.74%