Table 1 Demographic data of patients admitted to IM departments, 2014–2018
From: Mixed effect of increasing outflow of medical patients from an emergency department
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of beds | |||||
Medicine A | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
Medicine B | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
Medicine C | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
Medicine D | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Mean admissions from ED | |||||
Medicine A | 1587 | 1340 | 1621 | 1723 | 1553 |
Medicine B | 1368 | 1278 | 1509 | 1601 | 1546 |
Medicine C | 2454 | 2353 | 2242 | 2298 | 2005 |
Medicine D | 1312 | 1303 | 1202 | 960 | 1767 |
Total admisssionsa | |||||
Medicine A | 1774 | 1546 | 1867 | 1971 | 1784 |
Medicine B | 1720 | 1612 | 1836 | 1939 | 1879 |
Medicine C | 2696 | 2651 | 2543 | 2563 | 2182 |
Medicine D | 1336 | 1320 | 1218 | 992 | 1880 |
Mean age | |||||
Medicine A | 77 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 78 |
Medicine B | 76 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 76 |
Medicine C | 68 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 77 |
Medicine D | 75 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 68 |
Median LOS | |||||
Medicine A | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Medicine B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Medicine C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Medicine D | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Mean LOS (SD) | |||||
Medicine A | 7.5 (8.7) | 8.6 (11) | 7.7 (11.8) | 7.5 (10.1) | 8.5 (12.5) |
Medicine B | 7.8 (10.6) | 8.3 (10.8) | 7.8 (10.9) | 7.7 (10.5) | 8.2 (11.4) |
Medicine C | 4.9 (5.5) | 5.1 (6.1) | 5.6 (7.9) | 6.1 (8.7) | 7.0 (10.6) |
Medicine D | 6.2 (5.9) | 6.1 (9.4) | 6.1 (7.3) | 6.3 (24) | 4.3 (5.2) |
Deaths, n (%) | |||||
Medicine A | 277 (15.6) | 230 (14.9) | 221 (11.8) | 211 (10.7) | 205 (11.5) |
Medicine B | 242 (14.1) | 214 (13.3) | 203 (11.1) | 244 (12.6) | 232 (12.3) |
Medicine C | 101 (3.7) | 171 (6.4) | 154 (6.1) | 184 (7.2) | 185 (8.5) |
Medicine D | 59 (0.5) | 58 (4.4) | 33 (2.7) | 25 (2.5) | 63 (3.3) |