Table 6 Inpatient admissions (IPA) during study perioda
Variables of Interest | N = 19 All 74 IPAb # IPA (% All IPA) | n = 9 Conservative 16 IPA # IPA (% Group’s IPA) | n = 10 Dialysis 58 IPAb # IPA (% Group’s IPA) |
|---|---|---|---|
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) |
| Â | 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) |