Table 5.
Rate of inappropriate patients days by length of stay
Length of stay | Acute surgical ward | Acute medical ward | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1-5 days | 10 | 7 | 17 |
(Row %) | (58.82) | (63.63) | (60.71) |
6-14 days | 4 | 3 | 7 |
(Row %) | (23.52) | (27.27) | (25) |
15 + days | 3 | 1 | 4 |
(Row %) | (17.64) | (10.10) | (14.19) |
Total | 17 | 11 | 28 |
(%) | (100) | (100) | (100) |
(Note : Statistical analysis could not be undertaken since the cell frequencies in a member of cells were very small)