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Variables of Interest
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N = 19 All 74 IPAb # IPA (% All IPA)
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n = 9 Conservative 16 IPA # IPA (% Group’s IPA)
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n = 10 Dialysis 58 IPAb # IPA (% Group’s IPA)
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Hospital
|
|
1
|
59 (80)
|
7 (44)
|
52 (90)
|
|
2
|
14 (19)
|
9 (56)
|
5 (9)
|
|
3
|
1 (1)
|
0 (0)
|
1 (2)
|
|
Weekend/public holidays
|
10 (14)
|
2 (13)
|
8 (14)
|
|
Source of IPA
|
|
Emergency Department
|
36 (49)
|
10 (63)
|
26 (45)
|
|
Outpatient Department
|
15 (20)
|
4 (25)
|
11 (19)
|
|
Transfer
|
9 (12)
|
1 (6)
|
7 (12)
|
|
Routine IPA
|
8 (11)
|
0 (0)
|
9 (16)
|
|
Episode change
|
6 (8)
|
1 (6)
|
5 (9)
|
|
Admission status
|
|
Emergency
|
43 (58)
|
10 (63)
|
33 (57)
|
|
Elective
|
15 (20)
|
5 (31)
|
10 (17)
|
|
Not assigned
|
15 (20)
|
1 (6)
|
14 (24)
|
|
Episode change
|
1 (1)
|
0 (0)
|
1 (2)
|
|
Care type
|
|
Acute
|
68 (92)
|
15 (94)
|
53 (91)
|
|
Palliative
|
4 (5)
|
1 (6)
|
3 (5)
|
|
Maintenance
|
1 (1)
|
0 (0)
|
1 (2)
|
|
Rehabilitation
|
1 (1)
|
0 (0)
|
1 (2)
|
|
Discharge destination
|
|
Home
|
56 (76)
|
11 (69)
|
45 (78)
|
|
T ransfer
|
6 (8)
|
1 (6)
|
5 (9)
|
|
Episode change
|
6 (8)
|
1 (6)
|
5 (9)
|
|
Died
|
5 (7)
|
2 (13)
|
3 (5)
|
|
Aged care facility (initial)
|
1 (1)
|
1 (6)
|
0 (0)
|
|
Length of stay (days)
|
|
Median (range)
|
3 (1-29)
|
3.5 (1-29)
|
3 (1-26)
|
|
Number of IPA per patient
|
|
Median (range)
|
2 (0-20)
|
2 (0-3)
|
5 (0-20)
|
| |
N (% All Patients)
|
n (% Group)
|
n (% Group)
|
|
0
|
3 (16)
|
1 (11)
|
2 (20)
|
|
1-2
|
8 (42)
|
6 (67)
|
2 (20)
|
|
3-5
|
3 (16)
|
2 (22)
|
1 (10)
|
|
6+
|
5 (26)
|
0 (0)
|
5 (50)
|
- Note: Totals may not add up to 100% due to rounding
- IPA Inpatient admission/s
- aAs per HBCIS data [30]
- bExcluding routine dialysis admissions
