No. of patients | 10046 | 2394 | 2471 | 2720 | 2461 | |
Age, yr, mean ± SD | 63.4 ± 19.5 | 64.1 ± 19.1 | 62.8 ± 19.5 | 62.3 ± 19.7 | 64.5 ± 19.6 | < 0.001 |
Male sex | 5153 (51.3) | 1192 (49.8) | 1271 (51.4) | 1428 (52.5) | 1262 (51.3) | 0.3 |
Top 5 most responsible diagnoses, no. (%) | 2506 (24.9) | 648 (27.1) | 612 (24.8) | 656 (24.1) | 590 (24.0) | 0.045† |
COPD | 766 (7.6) | 221 (9.2) | 187 (7.6) | 176 (6.5) | 182 (7.4) |
Pneumonia | 512 (5.1) | 135 (5.6) | 118 (4.8) | 148 (5.4) | 111 (4.5) |
Heart failure | 517 (5.1) | 120 (5.0) | 120 (4.9) | 130 (4.8) | 147 (6.0) |
Urinary tract infection | 364 (3.6) | 104 (4.3) | 98 (4.0) | 92 (3.4) | 70 (2.8) |
Venous thromboembolism | 347 (3.5) | 68 (2.8) | 89 (3.6) | 110 (4.0) | 80 (3.3) |
Diagnosis fields populated in Discharge Abstract Database, no. (%) | 7.4 (4.6) | 7.7 (4.8) | 7.7 (4.8) | 7.0 (4.5) | 7.4 (4.4) | < 0.001 |
Charlson Comorbidity Index score, mean ± SD | 2.6 ± 3.2 | 2.7 ± 2.9 | 2.7 ± 3.3 | 2.6 ± 3.5 | 2.6 ± 3.1 | 0.4 |
Features of index admission, mean ± SD | | | | | | |
Resource intensity weight‡ | 1.4 ± 1.2 | 1.4 ± 1.2 | 1.3 ± 1.3 | 1.4 ± 1.1 | 1.4 ± 1.2 | 0.5 |
LACE score | 10.4 ± 3.1 | 10.6 ± 3.1 | 10.2 ± 3.1 | 10.4 ± 3.1 | 10.6 ± 3.0 | < 0.001 |
Expected length of stay, d | 7.3 ± 5.2 | 7.6 ± 5.8 | 7.2 ± 5.3 | 7.3 ± 5.0 | 7.2 ± 4.6 | 0.03 |
Actual length of stay, d | 7.6 ± 6.2 | 7.6 ± 6.2 | 7.1 ± 6.1 | 7.6 ± 6.0 | 8.2 ± 6.3 | < 0.001 |
Discharge disposition, no. (%) | | | | | | 0.2§ |
Death | 541 (5.4) | 133 (5.6) | 135 (5.5) | 137 (5.0) | 136 (5.5) | |
Transferred to facility with inpatient care | 241 (2.4) | 66 (2.8) | 47 (1.9) | 60 (2.2) | 68 (2.8) | |
Transferred to long-term care facility | 700 (7.0) | 169 (7.1) | 163 (6.6) | 190 (7.0) | 178 (7.2) | |
Transferred to hospice | 32 (0.3) | 4 (0.2) | 9 (0.4) | 8 (0.3) | 11 (0.4) | |
Discharged home with support services | 1688 (16.8) | 388 (16.2) | 419 (17.0) | 428 (15.7) | 453 (18.4) | |
Discharged home | 6645 (66.1) | 1581 (66.0) | 1655 (67.0) | 1846 (67.9) | 1563 (63.5) | |
Left against medical advice | 199 (2.0) | 53 (2.2) | 43 (1.7) | 51 (1.9) | 52 (2.1) | |
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