Table 1.
Characteristics of patients admitted to hospital during the study period by dead and live status on discharge
| Dead | Alive | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N=427 | N=12 392 | N=12 819 | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 206 (48.2%) | 7360 (59.4%) | 7566 (59.0%) |
| Male | 221 (51.8%) | 5032 (40.6%) | 5253 (41.0%) |
| Age at admission (years) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 74.0 (16.3) | 46.1 (27.6) | 47.0 (27.8) |
| Admission type | |||
| Elective | 13 (3.0%) | 3132 (25.3%) | 3145 (24.5%) |
| Emergency | 341 (79.9%) | 5050 (40.8%) | 5391 (42.1%) |
| Newborn admission | 7 (1.6%) | 1868 (15.1%) | 1875 (14.6%) |
| Same day admits | 4 (0.9%) | 1295 (10.5%) | 1299 (10.1%) |
| Urgent | 62 (14.5%) | 1047 (8.4%) | 1109 (8.7%) |
| Number of admissions per patient in the last 6 months | |||
| 0 | 266 (62.3%) | 10 140 (81.8%) | 10 406 (81.2%) |
| 1 | 92 (21.5%) | 1567 (12.6%) | 1659 (12.9%) |
| 2 | 36 (8.4%) | 410 (3.3%) | 446 (3.5%) |
| >3 | 33 (7.7%) | 275 (2.2%) | 308 (2.4%) |
| Length of stay (days) | |||
| Median (IQR) | 7.0 (3.0–16.0) | 3.0 (2.0–6.0) | 3.0 (2.0–7.0) |
| Probability of death in hospital* | |||
| Mean (SD) | 0.31 (0.20) | 0.05 (0.10) | 0.06 (0.12) |
*Calculated using a validated risk score.21