Table 2 Lengths-of-stay in hospital and ICU, by combination method
From: Constructing episodes of inpatient care: data infrastructure for population-based research
No combining of abstracts or records | ≤ 1 day gaps | ≤ 2 day gaps | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indication of inter-hospital transfer | Indication of inter-hospital transfer | ||||
Used | Not used | Used | Not used | ||
Method 1 | Method 2 | Method 3 | Method 4 | Method 5 | |
Hospital LOS (days) | |||||
Mean ± SD | 16.7 ± 33.6 | 21.5 ± 41.7 | 21.9 ± 43.8 | 21.5 ± 41.7 | 21.9 ± 42.1 |
Difference vs. Method 1 | -- | 28.7% | 31.1% | 28.7% | 31.1% |
Median (IQR) | 8 (4–16) | 9 (4–21) | 9 (5–21) | 9 (4–21) | 9 (5–21) |
Difference vs. Method 1 | -- | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% |
ICU LOS (hours) | |||||
Mean ± SD | 89.1 ± 141.8 | 98.8 ± 172.7 | 99.0 ± 173.0 | 100.3 ± 175.1 | 100.5 ± 175.3 |
Difference vs. Method 1 | -- | 10.9% | 11.1% | 12.8% | 12.9% |
Median (IQR) | 48.8 (24.0-97.3) | 53.3 (24.0-106.3) | 53.3 (24.0-106.5) | 54.2 (24.0-108.7) | 54.3 (24.0-108.9) |
Difference vs. Method 1 | -- | 9.2% | 9.2% | 11.1% | 11.3% |