Table 8.
Comparison of discharge patterns for patients admitted to hospital (total and divided by sex, between 6–9 April 2009 and 2010–2016 period).
| All Injuries Discharge Patterns | 06/04–09/04 | 2010–2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | Total | |
| 1 (Deceased patient) | 3 (4.8%) | - | 3 (1.8%) | 1201 (1.3%) |
| 2 (Discharge to patient’s home) | 44 (69.8%) | 77 (70.6%) | 121 (70.8%) | 77,635 (84.5%) |
| 3 (Discharge to residential care homes) | 3 (4.8%) | 7 (6.4%) | 10 (5.8%) | 1382 (1.5%) |
| 4 (Discharge to home under care of organized home health service) | 1 (1.6 %) | - | 1 (0.6%) | 1019 (1.1%) |
| 5 (Left against medical advice) | 3 (4.8%) | 7 (6.4%) | 10 (5.8%) | 3784 (4.1%) |
| 6 (Transfer to another, public or private, acute care facility) | 3 (4.8%) | 11 (10.1%) | 14 (8.2%) | 1548 (1.7%) |
| 7 (Transfer to another type of inpatient care within the same health care facility) | 2 (3.2%) | 3 (2.8%) | 4 (2.3%) | 2326 (2.5%) |
| 8 (Transfer to another public or private inpatient rehabilitation facility) | 4 (6.3%) | 4 (3.7%) | 8 (4.7%) | 2989 (3.3%) |
| n.s. | <0.001 * | |||
| All Discharge patterns | 62 | 109 | 171 (100%) | 91,884 (100%) |
(*) statistically significant (p < 0.05); n.s.: not statistically significant (p > 0.10).