Table 2

ORs for in-hospital mortality for the pretrend and slope change related to the reconfiguration of the emergency healthcare system

Unadjusted analysesAdjusted analyses*
No. of unplanned contactsOR95% CIP valueNo. of unplanned contactsOR95% CIP value
Overall11 367 65510 178 821
 Pretrend0.960.928 to 0.9930.0180.9450.932 to 0.958<0.001
 Slope change10.951 to 1.0510.9970.9890.968 to 1.010.285
Weekday versus weekend
Weekday7 650 1777 207 136
 Pretrend0.9620.935 to 0.9890.0070.9440.931 to 0.957<0.001
 Slope change1.0030.96 to 1.0460.9080.9920.971 to 1.0130.44
Weekend3 717 4783 510 680
 Pretrend0.9570.916 to 1.0010.0540.9470.929 to 0.963<0.001
 Slope change0.9950.934 to 1.0610.8880.9820.959 to 1.0050.127
Time of admission
07:00–15:00 hours5 630 2315 314 487
 Pretrend0.9590.931 to 0.9870.0050.9420.929 to 0.956<0.001
 Slope change1.0060.961 to 1.0530.8040.9950.974 to 1.0170.669
15:003–23:00 hours4 416 2664 163 647
 Pretrend0.9580.918 to 0.9980.0420.9470.93 to 0.964<0.001
 Slope change0.9950.939 to 1.0540.8650.9850.959 to 1.0110.242
23:00–07:00 hours1 321 1581 239 667
 Pretrend0.9740.936 to 1.0140.2050.9520.933 to 0.972<0.001
 Slope change0.9940.938 to 1.0520.8270.9730.945 to 1.0030.077
  • Adjusted analyses were performed on a complete case basis.

  • *Adjusted for seasonality, the changes in the out-of-hours system in the Capital Region, the implementation of a referral system to emergency departments, sex, age, Charlson Comorbidity Index, ethnicity, education and income level.