Table 5

Clinical Classifications Software categories with at least 10 inpatient deaths/year showing an important difference in hospital mortality (p<0.05) in ECH year 1 and/or ECH year 2 relative to baseline

Clinical Classifications Software categoryBaselineECH year 1ECH year 2
CasesInpatient deathsCasesInpatient deathsDeath, OR
(95% CI)
P valueCasesInpatient deathsDeath, OR (95% CI)P value
Pneumonia (except caused by TB or STI)10582288941560.80 (0.63 to 1.01)0.0611671900.84 (0.75 to 0.94)0.002
Congestive heart failure (non-hypertensive)33757308480.91 (0.59 to 1.4)0.66326340.73 (0.57 to 0.92)0.009
Aspiration pneumonitis10247101240.36 (0.19 to 0.68)0.00190260.69 (0.51 to 0.94)0.018
  • ECH, emergency care hospital; STI, sexually transmitted infection; TB, tuberculosis.