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Table 2 Sample Characteristics by Diagnosis

From: Regional variation of potentially avoidable hospitalisations in Switzerland: an observational study

 

N (%)

Physician Contact prior to Admission

n (%)

Rate of Self Referral

Admission as Emergency

n (%) *

Scheduled Admission

n (%) *

Rehospitalisations (within 2017)

n (%)

Mortality

n (%)

Median Length of Stay in Days (IQR)

Median Elixhauser Index Score (IQR)

Cases of PAH for ACSC in Switzerland

46,479 (100%a)

21,763 (46.8% a)

13,040 (28,1% a)

36,353 (78.2% a)

10,016 (21.5% a)

13,952 (30.0% a)

1912 (4.1% a)

6 (2–10)

4.5 (4.0–5.0)

Angina Pectoris

5707 (12.3%a)

4135 (72.4% b)

947 (16.6% b)

2436 (42.7% b)

3267 (57.2% b)

1486 (26.0% b)

40 (0.7% b)

2 (1–3)

4.0 (4.0–5.0)

Congestive Heart Failure

17,514 (37.7%a)

7506 (42.9% b)

4880 (27.9% b)

15,472 (88.3% b)

1975 (11.3% b)

5506 (31.4% b)

1379 (7.9% b)

8 (5–13)

5.0 (4.0–5.0)

COPD

13,313 (28.6%a)

5525 (41.5% b)

4066 (30.5% b)

10,815 (81.2% b)

2473 (18.6% b)

4253 (31.9% b)

407 (3.1% b)

6 (3–9)

4.5 (4.0–5.0)

Diabetes Complications

6140 (13.2%a)

3354 (54.6% b)

1513 (24.6% b)

4332 (70.5% b)

1796 (29.2% b)

1900 (30.9% b)

80 (1.3% b)

7 (3–11)

4,5 (4.0–5.0)

Hypertension

3805 (8.2%a)

1243 (32.7% b)

1634 (42.9% b)

3298 (86.7% b)

505

(13.3% b)

807 (21.2% b)

6 (0.2% b)

2 (1–5)

5.0 (4.0–5,0)

  1. Legend: ACSC Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition / PAH Potentially Avoidable Hospitalisation / IQR Interquartile Range.
  2. a = as percentage of total ACSC Admissions for 2017
  3. b = as percentage of respective subgroup of ACSC admissions for 2017
  4. *Some admissions were coded as “other” and “unknown” thus percentages do not add up to 100%