Outcomes related to discharge episodes
| Discharges under geriatricians at the ‘front door’ | Discharges under geriatricians throughout the whole hospital | ‘Front door’ compared with the whole hospital for February–April 2013 and February–April 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February–April 2013 | February–April 2014 | February–April 2013 | February–April 2014 | p-value | Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | |
| Total number of discharges, n | 403 | 632 | 1134 | 1381 | <0.001 | 1.188 (1.113–1.268) |
| Mean age, years | 80.3 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 83.2 | 0.894 | NA |
| Male/female, n | 221/182 | 259/373 | 479/655 | 576/805 | 0.06 | NA |
| Mean LOS (SD) | 6.1 (12.1) | 3.8 (7.6) | 12.3 (14.4) | 10.3 (14.6) | 0.007 | NA |
| Number of discharges within 5 days, n (% of total) | 307 (76%) | 491 (78%) | 486 (43%) | 657 (48%) | <0.001 | 1.457 (1.222–1.737) |
| Number of discharges within 3 days, n (% of total) | 225 (56%) | 423 (68%) | 486 (35%) | 657 (33%) | 0.006 | 1.360 (1.087–1.702) |
| Discharge residence unchanged, n | 332 | 573 | 867 | 1050 | <0.001 | 1.358 (1.248–1.478) |
| Mortality, number of deaths | 54 | 34 | 160 | 144 | 0.051 | 0.867 (0.751–1.007) |
| Re-admission within 28 days of discharge, n | 49 | 86 | 155 | 183 | 0.004 | 1.29 (1.084–1.53) |
| Number of recorded comorbidities: | ||||||
| 1–2 | 141 | 238 | 405 | 478 | <0.001 | 1.294 (1.154–1.457) |
| 3–5 | 162 | 246 | 480 | 578 | 0.003 | 1.153 (1.049–1.268) |
| >5 | 60 | 85 | 157 | 190 | 0.22 | 1.118 (0.936–1.335) |