Table 3. Summary of hospital admissions by referral status.
| YSRCCYP | Not referred to SPPCS | Referred to SPPCS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total deaths |
657 |
475 |
182 |
| Eligible for HES linkage |
497 |
350 |
147 |
| Successful linkage to HES |
443 (89.1%) |
311 (88.9%) |
132 (89.8%) |
| |
Mean (s.d.) |
Mean (s.d.) |
Mean (s.d.) |
| Total number of hospital admissions between referral to SPPCS and deatha |
11.3 (22.7) |
14.1 (25.8) |
4.7 (10.3) |
| Number of planned hospital admissions between referral to SPPCS and deatha |
7.8 (18.0) |
10.0 (20.7) |
2.6 (6.0) |
| Number of emergency hospital admissions between referral to SPPCS and deathb | 3.5 (6.1) | 4.1 (6.3) | 2.1 (5.2) |
Abbreviations: HES=hospital episode statistics; SPPCS=Specialist Paediatric Palliative Care Service; YSRCCYP=Yorkshire Specialist Register of Cancer in Children and Young People.
a
P<0.0001 t-test.
b
P=0.003 t-test.