Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for all admissions, admissions from the ward and discharges to the ward
| Statistics and outcomes | All admissions | Admissions from the ward | Discharges to the ward |
| Admissions, n (percentage) | 240,884 (100) | 56,082 (23.3) | 138,160 (57.4) |
| Age (years) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 59.3 (19.4) | 60.1 (19.0) | 58.6 (19.7) |
| Median (quartiles) | 64 (48–74) | 65 (50–74) | 63 (46–74) |
| Males, n (percentage) | 139,176 (57.8) | 30,437 (54.3) | 78,986 (57.2) |
| ICNARC physiology score | |||
| Mean (SD) | 18.2 (10.2) | 21.5 (10.8) | 14.5 (7.7) |
| Median (quartiles) | 17 (10–24) | 20 (14–28) | 13 (9–19) |
| Admission type, n (percentage) | |||
| Non-surgical | 139,376 (57.9) | 56,082 (100) | 66,214 (47.9) |
| Elective surgical | 53,563 (22.2) | NA | 43,099 (31.2) |
| Emergency surgical | 47,945 (19.9) | NA | 28,847 (20.8) |
| Hospital mortality | 235,551 (32.6) | 25,847 (46.9) | 16,184 (11.7) |
| Outcomes for admissions from the ward, n (percentage) | |||
| CPR 24 hours prior to admission | 5,349 (9.6) | ||
| Admission out of hours (22:00–06:59) | 16,312 (29.1) | ||
| Active treatment withdrawn | 8,670 (15.4) | ||
| Unit mortality | 18,040 (32.2) | ||
| Outcomes for discharges to the ward, n (percentage) | |||
| Discharge out of hours (22:00–06:59) | 8,870 (6.4) | ||
| Early discharge due to shortage of beds | 5,440 (3.9) | ||
| Readmission within 48 hours | 1,919 (1.4) |
CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; ICNARC, Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre; NA, not applicable.