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From: Identifying unusual performance in Australian and New Zealand intensive care units from 2000 to 2010

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Yearly and weekly respiratory seasonal effects across Australia and New Zealand in 2010. Estimated annual cycle from 1 January (day 1) to 31 December (day 365) and weekly cycle Saturday to Friday, for Australian States and Territories and New Zealand. The seasonal effects are for 2010 respiratory patients, conditional on the estimated Stage 1 model. Queensland (QLD) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) have significantly earlier (March) and later (August) peak mortalities compared to New South Wales (NSW), which peaks in June. QLD and Tasmania (TAS) have weekly peak mortalities associated with admissions on Mondays and Wednesdays respectively, compared to NSW which has weekly peak mortality associated with Saturday admissions. No other cycles differ significantly from NSW. Legend: NT, Northern Territory; SA, South Australia; VIC, Victoria; WA, Western Australia; NZ, New Zealand.

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