Table 4.
Outpatient and inpatient care in first year of life in babies according to whether they underwent one or two neonatal screening examinations before discharge from hospital after birth. Values are numbers (percentages) of babies
| Detail | One screen policy (n=4835) | Two screen policy (n=4877) | Difference in percentage (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outpatients* | |||
| Total No of referrals | 1091 | 1184 | — |
| No with at least one outpatient referral | 896 (18.5) | 973 (19.9) | −1.4 (−2.9 to 0.1) |
| Specialty: | |||
| Orthopaedic surgery | 289 (6.0) | 340 (7.0) | −1.0 (−1.9 to −0.02) |
| Ophthalmology | 126 (2.6) | 134 (2.7) | — |
| Medical paediatrics | 311 (6.4) | 316 (6.4) | — |
| Other | 365 (7.5) | 394 (8.1) | — |
| Inpatients† | |||
| Total No of admissions | 1034 | 1015 | — |
| No with at least one inpatient admission | 753 (15.6) | 718 (14.7) | 0.9 (−0.1 to 2.2) |
| First inpatient admission only: | |||
| Type of admission: | |||
| Planned admission | 183 (3.8) | 188 (3.9) | — |
| Emergency admission | 570 (11.9) | 530 (10.9) | — |
| Specialty: | |||
| Orthopaedic surgery | 13 (0.3) | 10 (0.2) | — |
| Ophthalmology | 15 (0.3) | 13 (0.3) | — |
| Medical paediatrics | 462 (9.6) | 428 (8.8) | — |
| Other | 263 (5.4) | 267 (5.5) | — |
*
Data source: Scottish morbidity record 0.
†
Data source: Scottish morbidity record 1.