Table 2.
Rates of service utilisation before and after case conferences
| |
Full results |
Excluding service utilisation outlier |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre CC | Post CC | Difference (95% CI) | P | Pre CC | Post CC | Difference (95% CI) | P | |
| ED admissions (annualised number) |
13.9 |
2.1 |
11.8 (2.2 – 21.3) |
0.001 |
9.7 |
1.7 |
8.0 (2.2 – 13.8) |
0.001 |
| ED admissions not leading to hospital admission (annualised number) |
3.9 |
0.4 |
3.5 (−0.4 – 7.5) |
0.05 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
1.9 (−0.2 – 3.9) |
0.09 |
| Number of hospital admissions (annualised number) |
11.4 |
3.5 |
7.9 (2.2 – 13.7) |
0.002 |
9.1 |
3.0 |
6.1 (1.5 – 10.6) |
0.003 |
| Length of stay (days) | 7.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 (0.9 – 5.8) | 0.007 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 (0.9 – 6.0) | 0.009 |