Table 4.
Days in hospital by prescription category and ward.
| Ward | Category | Including deaths | Excluding deaths | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Median | Mean | SD | Median | ||
| Medical | Appropriate | ||||||
| A1+A2 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 6.0 | |
| Inappropriate | |||||||
| B+F | 9.2 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 6.0 | 8.0 | |
| Surgical | Appropriate | ||||||
| A1+A2 | 16.3 | 13.6 | 12.0 | 17.2 | 13.5 | 14.0 | |
| Inappropriate | |||||||
| B+F | 20.4 | 19.1 | 14.5 | 20.9 | 19.1 | 15.0 | |
SD, standard deviation.