Variable | Preintervention perioda | Intervention perioda | p |
---|---|---|---|
N on AR/overall N | 249/3038 (8%) | 96/3156 (3%) | < 0.001 |
Bed-days on AR/overall bed-days | 3701/20,902 (18%) | 1683/20,722 (8%) | < 0.001 |
Age, median (min–max) | 69 (19–93) | 70 (20–89) | 0.240 |
Male sex | 146 (59%) | 49 (51%) | 0.851 |
Admitted ward | |||
Internal | 190 (76%) | 68 (71%) | 0.530 |
Intensive care unit (ICU) | 32 (13%) | 13 (14%) | 0.106 |
Surgery | 18 (7%) | 13 (14%) | 0.013 |
Neurology | 7 (3%) | 2 (2%) | 1.000 |
Psychiatry | 2 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 1.000 |
Fever | 173 (72%) | 70 (73%) | 0.350 |
Comorbidities | 226 (91%) | 87 (94%) | 0.931 |
Main ICD at hospital admission | |||
Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99) | 61 (24%) | 18 (19%) | 0.332 |
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99) | 38 (15%) | 15 (16%) | 1.000 |
Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K93) | 34 (14%) | 12 (12%) | 0.863 |
Malignant neoplasms (C00–C97) | 25 (10%) | 13 (14%) | 0.459 |
Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00–N99) | 21 (8%) | 12 (12%) | 0.316 |
Diseases of the circulatory system (I00–I99) | 27 (11%) | 6 (6%) | 0.306 |
Injuries (S00–T14) | 14 (6%) | 9 (9%) | 0.242 |
Other | 29 (12%) | 11 (11%) | 0.143 |