4 July–2 October 2005 | 3 July–1 October 2006 | Change (%) | ||
ED attendances (n) | 17105 | 18553 | 8.5 | |
MAU direct admissions (n) | 1931 | 0 | N/A | |
Total emergency attendances (ED + MAU) (n) | 19036 | 18553 | −2.5% | |
Emergency medical admissions (n) | 3667 | 3068 | −16.3 | |
Bed days for admitted emergency medical patients (n) | 30212 | 30861 | 2.1 | |
Median (mean) length of stay for emergency medical admissions (days) | 7 (8.2) | 5 (10.0) | N/A | z = −7.609 |
p<0.001 | ||||
Emergency surgical admissions (n) | 4047 | 3889 | −3.9 | |
Bed days for admitted emergency surgical patients (n) | 15043 | 16413 | 9.1 | |
Median (mean) length of stay for emergency surgical admissions (days) | 1 (3.7) | 1 (4.2) | N/A | z = −3.779 |
p<0.001 | ||||
Elective surgical admission patients discharged within 1 day (n) | 908 | 1024 | 12.8 | |
Elective surgical admission patients discharged at 1–3 days (n) | 1224 | 1186 | −3.1 | |
Elective surgical admission patients staying >3 days (n) | 898 | 871 | −2.1 | |
Emergency paediatric admissions | 408 | 421 | 3.1 | |
Total number of bed days for admitted emergency paediatric patients | 2074 | 2636 | 27.1 | |
Median (mean) length of stay for emergency paediatric admissions (days) | 2 (5.1) | 2 (6.3) | N/A | z = 1.419 |
p = 0.16 | ||||
ED attendances in triage category 1, 2 or 3 | 24.6% | 24.6% | 0 |
ED, emergency department; MAU, medical admissions unit.
ED, emergency department; MAU, medical admissions unit.