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. 2013 Mar 14;3(2):168–173. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2012-000327

Table 4.

Death in hospital compared with death elsewhere (95% CI)

People Mean stay Mean number of admissions, all people Mean number of emergency admissions, all people Mean cost of all admissions, all people (£)
Death in hospital 108 26.5 (20.8 to 32.2) 6.4 (4.9 to 7.9) 2.2 (1.9 to 2.5) 11 299 (9161 to 13 436)
Death elsewhere 556 20.6 (18.5 to 22.7) 4.7 (4.3 to 5.4) 1.6 (1.4 to 1.7) 7730 (7079 to 8381)
Total 664 21.5 (19.6 to 23.5) 5.1 (4.5 to 5.6) 1.7 (1.5 to 1.8) 8310 (7659 to 8962)
t Test two-sided p value 0.03 0.03 <0.001 <0.001