Table 1.
Characteristics of emergency medical admissions in the YH and NH hospitals
| Characteristic | YH | NH | P value |
| n=35 807 | n=35 161 | ||
| Mean age (years) (SD) | 67.8 (19.5) | 66.4 (19.5) | <0.001 |
| Male (%) | 16 936 (47.3) | 17 498 (49.8) | <0.001 |
| Mortality | |||
| In-hospital mortality (%) | 2080 (5.8) | 1900 (5.4) | 0.31 |
| Mortality within 24 hours (%) | 222 (0.6) | 184 (0.5) | 0.10 |
| Mortality within 48 hours (%) | 387 (1.1) | 362 (1.0) | 0.53 |
| Mortality within 72 hours (%) | 552 (1.5) | 510 (1.5) | 0.33 |
| Mean index NEWS (SD) | 2.5 (2.6) | 2.1 (2.3) | <0.001 |
| Alertness | <0.001 | ||
| Alert (%) | 34 769 (97.1) | 34 503 (98.1) | |
| Pain (%) | 243 (0.7) | 126 (0.4) | |
| Voice (%) | 607 (1.7) | 435 (1.2) | |
| Unconscious (%) | 188 (0.5) | 97 (0.3) | |
| Oxygen supplementation (%) | 4053 (11.3) | 6750 (19.2) | <0.001 |
| Mean respiratory rate (breaths per minute) (SD) | 18.6 (4.8) | 18.1 (3.6) | <0.001 |
| Mean temperature (oC) (SD) | 36.3 (0.8) | 36.5 (0.7) | <0.001 |
| Mean systolic pressure (mm Hg) (SD) | 136 (27.3) | 129.4 (23) | <0.001 |
| Mean diastolic pressure (mm Hg) (SD) | 75.4 (15.5) | 74.9 (14.9) | <0.001 |
| Mean pulse rate (beats per minute) (SD) | 85.6 (21.1) | 81.2 (17.8) | <0.001 |
| Mean oxygen saturation (SD) | 96.3 (2.9) | 95.9 (3.0) | <0.001 |
NEWS, National Early Warning Score; NH, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals; YH, York Hospital.