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Table 2 Distribution of hospital stay across spell types

From: Calculating hospital length of stay using the Hospital Episode Statistics; a comparison of methodologies

Condition

Days (1,000s) and percentage (brackets) spent in spell type

Total bed days (1,000s)

Admission

Transfer

Rehabilitation

New condition

Stroke

537 (74.6)

32 (4.5)

141 (19.6)

10 (1.3)

719

Fractured proximal femur

678 (80.2)

18 (2.2)

138 (16.4)

10 (1.2)

845

Perforated or bleeding ulcer

232 (94.3)

2 (0.6)

9 (3.6)

4 (1.5)

246

Dehydration and gastroenteritis

369 (94.4)

2 (0.4)

15 (3.8)

5 (1.3)

391

Dyspepsia or other stomach function

17 (95.1)

0 (0.2)

0 (2.6)

0 (2.0)

18

ENT infection

47 (96.2)

0 (0.6)

1 (1.9)

1 (1.4)

49