Cohort characteristics and summary outcome measures
| Characteristic | Selected medical diagnoses | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart failure | AMI | Stroke | |
| *Readmissions were unplanned to the same hospital; readmissions for the same principal diagnosis for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) included all ischaemic heart disease (ICD10 codes I20–I25). | |||
| Total cohort (no of discharges) | 5745 | 3427 | 2955 |
| Women (%) | 47.9 | 36.8 | 48.4 |
| Mean (SD) age (years) | 75.1 (10.3) | 68.8 (12.8) | 74.3 (10.9) |
| 30 day in-hospital mortality rate (%) | 8.0 | 12.9 | 20.8 |
| Length of stay | |||
| Median (days) | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 90th percentile (days) | 14 | 12 | 19 |
| 30 day readmission rate* | |||
| All causes (%) | 28.1 | 17.9 | 12.0 |
| Same principal diagnosis (%) | 11.4 | 12.8 | 3.1 |