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Table 3 Differences in number of deaths according to clinical units

From: Adverse events and in-hospital mortality: an analysis of all deaths in a Norwegian health trust during 2011

Units

Number

Age (mean)

LOS mean

SUD (%)#

Un-nat (%)#

Surgical

235

74.5

8.4

90 (31)

28 (40)

Medical

349

78.9

8.5

77 (27)

11 (16)

Pulmonary

150

74.3

8.8

20 (7)

4 (6)

Cardiology

183

73.9

5.2

74 (25)

18 (26)

Miscellaneous

268

66.2

9.6

29 (10)

9 (13)

All units

1185

73.8

8.4

290

70

  1. LOS Length of stay, days, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, SUD Sudden unexpected death, Un-nat unnatural deaths according to Norwegian law. # % of number of deaths in the group
  2. In text: The highest proportion of deaths classified as sudden unexpected deaths and unnatural deaths was found in the Department of Neurosurgery (49 and 26% respectively)
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