Table 4.
Adjusted in-hospital mortality rates by region, by trust baseline bed-base, by length of stay and by proportion of patients admitted to critical care.
| Adjusted in-hospital mortality rate (95% CI) | |
|---|---|
| Region | |
| London | 25.6% (24.9 to 26.3) |
| South East | 27.2% (26.3 to 28.0) |
| South West | 23.6% (22.3 to 24.9) |
| East of England | 31.4% (30.5 to 32.4) |
| Midlands | 27.0% (26.4 to 27.7) |
| North East and Yorkshire | 28.0% (27.2 to 28.7) |
| North West | 28.8% (28.1 to 29.6) |
| Average number of overnight general and acute beds (April–June, 2020) | |
| 1st Quartile (185 to 436) | 29.6% (28.7 to 30.4) |
| 2nd Quartile (444 to 623) | 28.6% (27.9 to 29.2) |
| 3rd Quartile (636 to 866) | 27.3% (26.6 to 27.9) |
| 4th Quartile (887 to 1936) | 27.3% (26.9 to 27.8) |
| Number of critical care beds (27th February 2020) | |
| 1st Quartile (0 to 12) | 30.9% (30.1 to 31.7) |
| 2nd Quartile (13 to 18) | 28.9% (28.2 to 29.5) |
| 3rd Quartile (19 to 33) | 28.1% (27.5 to 28.6) |
| 4th Quartile (34 to 163) | 25.9% (25.5 to 26.4) |
| Proportion of patients admitted to critical care (%) | |
| 1st Quartile (0 to 7.3) | 29.9% (29.3 to 30.6) |
| 2nd Quartile (7.4 to 9.9) | 29.4% (28.7 to 30.1) |
| 3rd Quartile (10.0 to 11.9) | 26.4% (25.8 to 27.0) |
| 4th Quartile (12.0 to 28.8) | 26.4% (25.8 to 26.9) |
| Median length of stay (days) | |
| 1st Quartile (0 to 6.5) | 28.3% (27.4 to 29.3) |
| 2nd Quartile (7) | 27.5% (27.0 to 28.1) |
| 3rd Quartile (8) | 27.7% (27.2 to 28.2) |
| 4th Quartile (9–15) | 28.0% (27.4 to 28.6) |
In-hospital mortality is adjusted for age, sex, deprivation, ethnicity, date of discharge and co-morbidity. The figures in brackets indicate the data range for each quartile. CI = Confidence interval.