Table 5.
Admission and length of hospitalisation by treatment outcome
| Treatment outcome | N | Admitted for treatment initiation (%) | Central TB hospitala | Sub‐acute facility | Admission during treatmentb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (known LOS) | ALOS (SD) | N (known LOS) | ALOS (SD) | N (known LOS) | ALOS (SD) | |||
| Treatment success | 228 | 74 (32) | 24 | 115 (58) | 32 | 59 (66) | 22 | 46 (46) |
| Loss from treatment | 141 | 43 (30) | 12 | 138 (40) | 22 | 52 (63) | 7 | 47 (41) |
| Treatment failure | 21 | 7 (33) | N = 4c, ALOS = 313 days (163) | 6 | 190 (245) | |||
| Died | 77 | 52 (68) | 23 | 73 (59) | 19 | 71 (107) | 4 | 86 (64) |
| Total | 467 | 176 (38) | 62 | 119 (84) | 74 | 74 (86) | 39 | 71 (113) |
ALOS, average length of stay; SD, standard deviation.
a
Includes patients admitted to other tertiary hospitals and transferred subsequently to the central TB hospital.
b
Includes all inpatient facilities due to small numbers.
c
Both hospitals were combined for treatment failure patients due to small numbers.