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Mortality rates before (epoch 1) and after (epoch 2) phase one of Safer Patients Initiative (SPI1)
| Control hospitals | SPI1 hospitals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epoch 1 | Epoch 2* | Epoch 1 | Epoch 2* | ||
| No of Patients | 236 | 240 | 381 | 380 | |
| Deaths | 27 | 39 | 63 | 49 | |
| % Mortality (SE) | 11.4 (2.1) | 16.3 (2.4) | 16.5 (1.9) | 12.9 (1.7) | |
| Mean (SD) age (years) | 77.6 (7.6) | 79.7 (7.7) | 77.4 (7.6) | 78.2 (8.0) | |
| % women | 58.5 | 52.1 | 50.4 | 51.8 | |
| Mean No of comorbidities | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | |
*After intervention.
