Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for admissions to the 183 study hospitals during 1991-2 to 1994-5
| Year
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-2 | 1992-3 | 1993-4 | 1994-5 | All | |
| All cases (emergency and elective admissions) | |||||
| No of admissions: | |||||
| Total | 1 773 598 | 1 858 320 | 1 996 160 | 2 025 449 | 7 653 527 |
| Mean (SD) | 9 692 (4 235) | 10 155 (4 422) | 10 908 (4 982) | 11 068 (5 359) | 41 823 (18 547) |
| Total No of deaths | 157 083 | 154 500 | 162 348 | 150 200 | 624 131 |
| Mean (SD) crude death rate (%) | 9.2 (2.3) | 8.6 (2.0) | 8.4 (2.0) | 7.6 (1.9) | 8.5 (1.9) |
| Mean (SD) HSMR | 104.9 (14.7) | 101.1 (14.2) | 100.4 (14.6) | 97.0 (13.2) | 100.8 (13.0) |
| Emergencies (%) | 61 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 60 |
| Emergency admissions only | |||||
| No of admissions: | |||||
| Total | 1 076 647 | 1 121 077 | 1 197 893 | 1 173 430 | 4 569 047 |
| Mean (SD) | 5 883 (2 315) | 6 126 (2 317) | 6 546 (2 571) | 6 412 (2 690) | 24 967 (9 578) |
| Total No of deaths | 143 590 | 142 807 | 151 611 | 140 616 | 578 624 |
| Mean (SD) crude death rate (%) | 13.5 (2.6) | 12.9 (2.4) | 12.8 (2.4) | 12.0 (2.4) | 12.8 (2.2) |
| Mean (SD) HSMR | 102.6 (11.3) | 99.8 (11.1) | 99.9 (11.8) | 98.1 (10.7) | 100.1 (9.9) |
HSMR=hospital standardised mortality ratios.