Pre-NSECH | Post-NSECH | P values | |
All patients : demographics | |||
Age mean (SD) | 72.64 (10.7) | 72.01 (10.5) | 0.023 |
NIV (%) | 521 (13.2) | 339 (14.4) | 0.17 |
NIV+IMV/IMV alone | 10/19 | 6/7 | – |
% ventilated patients who received IMV | 5.4 | 3.8 | 0.33 |
Under respiratory consultant (%) | 1994 (50.6) | 1638 (69.8) | <0.0001 |
Critical care admission (%) | 73 (1.9) | 38 (1.6) | 0.55 |
CXR with pneumonia (%) | 782 (19.8) | 402 (17.1) | 0.0077 |
Charlson Index median (IQR) | 3.00 (0–10) | 3.00 (0–12) | 0.011 |
Admitted from institutional care (%) | 217 (5.5) | 133 (5.7) | 0.82 |
Non-ventilated patients : outcomes | |||
Mortality: IP+30 days after discharge (%) | 211 (6.2) | 87 (4.3) | 0.0037 |
Mortality: IP only (%) | 152 (4.5) | 58 (2.9) | 0.0035 |
Mortality: OP ≤30 days after discharge (%) | 59 (1.7) | 29 (1.4) | 0.50 |
Median LOS (IQR) | 4 (1–7) | 3 (1–7) | 0.0023 |
Readmission: 30 days (%) | 865 (25.4) | 522 (26.1) | 0.61 |
Readmission: 90 days (%) | 1343 (39.5) | 854 (42.7) | 0.022 |
Ventilated patients : outcomes | |||
Mortality: IP+30 days after discharge (%) | 98 (18.1) | 36 (10.4) | 0.0015 |
Mortality: IP only (%) | 71 (13.1) | 32 (9.2) | 0.086 |
Mortality: OP ≤30 days after discharge (%) | 27 (5) | 4 (1.2) | 0.0022 |
Median LOS (IQR) | 9 (6–15) | 8 (5–13) | 0.0015 |
Readmission: 30 days (%) | 127 (23.5) | 101 (29.2) | 0.070 |
Readmission: 90 days (%) | 200 (37) | 165 (47.7) | 0.0021 |
Data are mean (SD), median (IQR) or absolute number (%).
IMV, invasive mechanical ventilation;IP, inpatient;LOS, length of stay;NIV, non-invasive ventilation;NSECH, Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital;OP, outpatient.