Clinical condition category on admission according to patient demographics, condition at discharge and change in condition between admission and discharge
| Condition on admission | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category 1 Stable and normal vital signs | Category 2 Stable and abnormal vital signs | Category 3 Unstable and normal vital signs | Category 4 Unstable and abnormal vital signs | Category 5 Altered mental status | Total | |
| Patient number | 1,479 (25.1%) | 1,930 (32.8%) | 592 (10.1%) | 1,407 (23.9%) | 480 (8.2%) | 5,888 (100.0%) |
| Age (years) | 41.7 SD 20.4 | 43.2 SD 21.2 | 57.1 SD 22.5 | 56.3 SD 23.7 | 57.2 SD 23.9 | 48.5 SD 23.1 |
| Length of hospital stay (days) | 3.9 SD 3.8 | 4.4 SD 3.5 | 4.7 SD 3.4 | 5.0 SD 3.8 | 5.4 SD 4.2 | 4.5 SD 3.8 |
| Male gender | 759 (51.3%) | 855 (44.3%) | 283 (47.8%) | 637 (45.3%) | 220 (45.8%) | 2754 (46.8%) |
| Surgical patient | 238 (16.1%) | 250 (13.0%) | 103 (17.4%) | 160 (11.4%) | 51 (10.6%) | 802 (13.6%) |
| Condition on discharge | ||||||
| Stable normal vital signs | 914 (61.8%) | 505 (26.2%) | 131 (22.1%) | 165 (11.7%) | 43 (9.0%) | 1758 (29.9%) |
| Stable abnormal vital signs | 269 (18.2%) | 1088 (56.4%) | 93 (15.7%) | 316 (22.5%) | 58 (12.1%) | 1824 (31.0%) |
| Unstable normal vital signs | 44 (3.0%) | 61 (3.2%) | 204 (34.5%) | 139 (9.9%) | 54 (11.3%) | 502 (8.5%) |
| Unstable abnormal vital signs | 33 (2.2%) | 124 (6.4%) | 88 (14.9%) | 562 (39.9%) | 70 (14.6%) | 877 (14.9%) |
| Altered mental status | 214 (14.5%) | 112 (5.8%) | 65 (11.0%) | 67 (4.8%) | 123 (25.6%) | 581 (9.9%) |
| Died in hospital | 5 (0.3%) | 40 (2.1%) | 11 (1.9%) | 158 (11.2%) | 132 (27.5%) | 346 (5.9%) |
| Condition category change at discharge | ||||||
| Decreased (ie improved) | 0 (0.0%) | 505 (26.2%) | 224 (37.8%) | 620 (44.1%) | 225 (46.9%) | 1574 (26.7%) |
| No change | 914 (61.8%) | 1088 (56.4%) | 204 (34.5%) | 562 (39.9%) | 123 (25.6%) | 2891 (49.1%) |
| Increased (ie worse) | 560 (37.9%) | 297 (15.4%) | 153 (25.8%) | 67 (4.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1077 (18.3%) |
| Died in hospital | 5 (0.3%) | 40 (2.1%) | 11 (1.9%) | 158 (11.2%) | 132 (27.5%) | 346 (5.9%) |