Table 1 Admission features and discharge outcomes for R-coded and other admissions
Number (%) | Other codes n = 5299 (78.4) | R-codes n = 1461 (21.6) | P-value (X2) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 2275 (42.9) | 623 (42.6) | 0.43 |
Female | 3024 (57.1) | 838 (57.4) | Â |
Source of admission | Â | Â | Â |
Usual residence | 5214 (98.4) | 1451 (99.3) | 0.03 |
Residential care | 5 (0.1) | 0 | Â |
Other | 80 (1.5) | 10 (0.07) | Â |
Route of admission | Â | Â | Â |
ED | 2421 (45.7) | 897 (61.4) | <0.001 |
GP | 2578 (48.7) | 515 (35.2) | Â |
Other | 300 (5.7) | 49 (3.4) | Â |
Time of admission | Â | Â | Â |
Out of hours | 2332 (44.0) | 749 (51.3) | <0.001 |
Normal GP hours | 2967 (56.0) | 712 (48.7) | Â |
Speciality | Â | Â | Â |
Internal Medicine | 3307 (62.4) | 1135 (77.7) | <0.001 |
Geriatric Medicine | 1992 (36.6) | 326 (22.3) | Â |
Discharge destination | Â | Â | Â |
Usual residence | 3558 (67.1) | 1231 (84.3) | <0.001 |
Residential care | 121 (2.3) | 19 (1.3) | Â |
Other hospital | 467 (8.8) | 104 (7.1) | Â |
Other | 192 (3.6) | 37 (2.5) | Â |
Deaths In hospital | 961 (18.1) | 70 (4.8) | Â |
Median (IQR) | Â | Â | P-value (Kruskal-Wallis) |
Age | 81 (12) | 79 (12) | <0.001 |
No. diagnoses | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0.57 |
No. transfers | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | <0.001 |
Length of stay | 8 (16) | 4 (9) | <0.001 |