Table 3.
Direct emergency admissions and mortality within 30 days.
| Average volume of admissions per day on this day of the week | Average number of deaths within 30 days of admission per day on this day of the week | Crude mortality rate within 30 days following admission on this day of the week | Risk-adjusted mortality within 30 days following admission on this day of the weeka | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | ||||
| Monday | 3489.2 | 83.7 | 2.40% | 1.032 [0.982, 1.085] |
| Tuesday | 3351.4 | 79.7 | 2.38% | 1.018 [0.968, 1.071] |
| Wednesday | 3232.9 | 76.5 | 2.37% | Reference |
| Thursday | 3336.1 | 78.2 | 2.34% | 0.984 [0.935, 1.035] |
| Friday | 3611.7 | 85.8 | 2.38% | 0.968 [0.922, 1.018] |
| Saturday | 1397.5 | 36.7 | 2.63% | 1.154 [1.082, 1.231] |
| Sunday |
1237.3 |
35.0 |
2.83% |
1.278 [1.196, 1.366] |
| Weekday | 3404.3 | 80.8 | 2.37% | Reference |
| Weekend |
1317.4 |
35.9 |
2.72% |
1.212 [1.162, 1.263] |
| Difference (Weekend–Weekday) | −2086.9 [−2174.4, −1999.4] | −44.9 [−47.8, −42.0] | 0.35% [0.24%, 0.46%] | |
| Ratio (Weekend:Weekday) | 0.39 | 0.44 | 1.15 |
a
Logistic regression models including controls for age, sex, ethnicity, primary diagnosis (SHMI-grouped Clinical Classifications Software category), Elixhauser conditions, admission method, admission source, deprivation quintile, month and admitting hospital.