Table 1 Baseline characteristics
From: Hospital out-lying through lack of beds and its impact on care and patient outcome
Non out-lying | Out-lying | |
|---|---|---|
Age – median year (IC) | 76 (58 – 85) | 69 (54 – 80) |
Male – no. (%) | 119 (50%) | 122 (49.79) |
Reason for admission: | ||
Cardiovascular – no. (%) | 35 (14.71) | 32 (13.06) |
Gastroenterology – no. (%) | 39 (16.39) | 42 (17.14) |
Neurology – no. (%) | 80 (33.61) | 79 (32.24) |
Pneumology – no. (%) | 60 (25.21) | 65 (26.53) |
Trauma – no. (%) | 28 (11.76) | 39 (15.92) |
Haemoglobine – mean g/dL (SD) | 13.03 (2.22) | 12.80 (2.17) |
White blood cells – mean G/L (SD) | 10.67 (5.01) | 10.78 (8.36) |
Creatinine – mean μmol/L (SD) | 92.60 (57.75) | 93.76 (72.69) |