Table 1.

A table showing the data extracted from the Health Episode Statistics (HES) for spondylodiscitis (ICD-10: M46.4 ​+ ​M46.3+ M46.2) between 2012/13 and 2020/21. The following variables were extracted: Number of Finished Consultant Episodes (FCEs), number of admissions, number of FCEs for males and females, mean time waited for admission in days, mean length of stay in days, median length of stay in days, mean age of patients admitted in years, number of admissions for age groups 0–90+ years old. Median length of stay is only provided for ICD 46.4.