Table 5.
Difference in weekend and weekday length of stay for the top 3 DRGs (by volume) of the top 5 admitting disciplines
| n | Crude ALOS | Diff in ALOS (weekend – weekday) | p-value | |
| General Medicine | ||||
| DRG: 177 Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease | 517 | 4.59 | 0.33 | 0.332 |
| DRG: 170 Respiratory Infections/Inflamns Age>54 W CC | 364 | 8.66 | 0.07 | 0.933 |
| DRG: 889 Poisoning/Toxic Effects of Drugs Age<60 W/O CC | 220 | 2.40 | 0.46 | 0.008 |
| General Surgery | ||||
| DRG: 330 Other Gastroscopy for Major Digestive Disease W/O CC | 259 | 2.73 | 0.87 | <0.001 |
| DRG: 318 Anal & Stomal Procedures W/O CC | 214 | 1.78 | 0.17 | 0.176 |
| DRG: 314 Appendectomy W/O Complicated Principal Diagnosis | 213 | 2.66 | 0.21 | 0.187 |
| Orthopaedics | ||||
| DRG: 455 Medical Back Problems Age<75 W/O CC | 323 | 2.77 | 0.1 | 0.624 |
| DRG: 420 Lower Extremity&Humerus Procs Exc Hip, Foot, Femur Age<60 W/O CC | 199 | 3.60 | -0.34 | 0.38 |
| DRG: 432 Hand or Wrist Procedures Exc Major Joint | 177 | 1.92 | 0.07 | 0.679 |
| Respiratory | ||||
| DRG: 177 Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease | 319 | 4.18 | 0.68 | 0.072 |
| DRG: 170 Respiratory Infections/Inflamns Age>54 W CC | 184 | 8.20 | 1.61 | 0.195 |
| DRG: 171 Respiratory Infections/Inflamns (Age>54 W/O CC) or (Age<55 W CC) | 127 | 5.33 | -1.29 | 0.069 |
| Neurology | ||||
| DRG: 37 Cerebrovascular Disorders Except TIA W CC | 473 | 9.89 | 0.83 | 0.477 |
| DRG: 38 Cerebrovascular Disorders Except TIA W/O CC | 443 | 4.70 | 1.07 | 0.025 |
| DRG: 47 Seizure Age<65 W/O CC | 206 | 2.46 | 0.47 | 0.027 |
* note: difference for weekend versus weekday admission, adjusted for sex, age group, type and source of admission, admission time and admission on eve of public holiday