Table 1.
Patient characteristics for patients over 65 years admitted to AMU, National University Hospital(NUH) between 28 February 2019 and 7 August 2019
| Patient characteristics | |
| n | 1724 |
| Age (mean (SD)) | 78.13 (8.15) |
| Race (%) | |
| Chinese | 1302 (75.5) |
| Malay | 185 (10.7) |
| Indian | 125 (7.3) |
| Other | 112 (6.5) |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index (mean (SD)) | 2.74 (2.02) |
| Clinical Frailty Score (%) | |
| 1 | 3 (0.2) |
| 3 | 222 (12.9) |
| 4 | 603 (35.0) |
| 5 | 273 (15.8) |
| 6 | 280 (16.2) |
| 7 | 222 (12.9) |
| 8 | 104 (6.0) |
| 9 | 17 (1.0) |
| National early warning score (mean (SD)) | 1.36 (1.98) |
| History of dementia (%) | 286 (16.6) |
| Confused on admission (%) | 335 (19.4) |
| Existing pressure ulcers (%) | 321 (18.6) |
| Braden score<12 (%) | 47 (2.7) |
| Nutrition score>2 (%) | 211 (12.2) |
| Falls risk=high risk (%) | 962 (88.2) |
| Faecal loading suspected (%) | 157 (9.1) |
| Urinary retention (post-void residual urine >200 mL) (%) | 183 (10.6) |
| Length of hospital stay (mean (SD)) | 7.25 (26.67) |
| 30-day emergency department reattendance (%) | 258 (15.0) |
| 30-day hospital readmission (%) | 237 (13.7) |
| Inpatient mortality (%) | 38 (2.2) |
AMU, acute medical unit.