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. 2011 Jul 21;61(2):121–124. doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(05)80005-X

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)