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Table 1 The contribution of each cause of delay in the acute and elective admissions groups

From: Delay in discharge and its impact on unnecessary hospital bed occupancy

  

Elective (N = 30) (30%) 39 days

Acute (N = 69) (70%) 232 days

Mann–Whitney U test

Age

 

Median

67.0

64.5

 
  

Mean

63.91

63.47

 
  

(SD)

(19.45)

(9.25)

 

Total delay (days)

 

Sum

39(14.1%)

232(85.6%)

p = 0.043

  

Median

0

1

 
  

Mean

1.30

3.36

 
  

(SD)

(2.09)

(5.79)

 
 

Discharge arrangements

Sum

1(0.37%)

101(37.2%)

p < 0.001

  

Median

0

0

 
  

Mean

0.03

1.460

 
  

(SD)

(3.85)

(0.18)

 
 

COTE

Sum

4(1.5%)

88(32.4%)

p = 0.021

  

Median

0

0

 
  

Mean

0.03

1.28

 
  

(SD)

(3.38)

(0.18)

 
 

Others

Sum

18(6.6%)

4(1.4%)

p = 0.090

  

Median

0

0

 
  

Mean

0.73

0.06

 
  

(SD)

(0.29)

(1.91)

 
 

Investigations & therapies

Sum

11(4%)

39(14.3%)

p = 0.451

  

Median

0

0

 
  

Mean

0.37

0.57

 
  

(SD)

(1.35)

(1.03)

 
 

Team errors

Sum

5(1.8%)

0(0%)

p = 0.031

  

Median

0

0

 
  

Mean

0.17

0

 
  

(SD)

(0.65)

(0)

 
  1. Abbreviations.
  2. COTE: Care Of The Elderly consultant referral.
  3. SD: Standard Deviation.