Table 1.

Admission characteristics for study participants

Admissions, N	138 133
Emergency admissions, N (%)	108 865 (79)
Elective, N (%)	29 268 (21)
Age median, (range)	66.6 (16.0–106)
Charlson Comorbidity Index, median (range)	3 (0–98)
First NEWS, median (range)	1 (0–19)
Low (NEWS <3) N (%)	102 674 (74)
Medium (NEWS 3–5) n (%)	27 409 (20)
High (NEWS >5) N (%)	8050 (6)
Length of stay in days, median (range)	2.73 (0.150–933)
In-hospital mortality N (%)	5662 (4.1)

NEWS, National Early Warning Score.