An analysis of admission, discharge and bed occupancy of stroke patients aged 65 and over in English hospitals

C N Lee; C Vasilakis; D Kearney; R Pearse; P H Millard

doi:10.1023/a:1019098603473

An analysis of admission, discharge and bed occupancy of stroke patients aged 65 and over in English hospitals

Health Care Manag Sci. 1998 Oct;1(2):151-7. doi: 10.1023/a:1019098603473.

Authors

C N Lee¹, C Vasilakis, D Kearney, R Pearse, P H Millard

Affiliation

¹ Department of Geriatric Medicine, St. George's Hospital Medical School, University of London, UK.

PMID: 10916594
DOI: 10.1023/a:1019098603473

Abstract

Stroke illness is a common problem in the UK. Factors such as incidence, age, and ethnicity have already been shown to affect admission patterns and discharge outcomes. Our analysis of an English Hospital Episode Statistics database shows that weekends and public holidays also influence the admission and discharge patterns of elderly stroke patients. We discuss the possible reasons for this.

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bed Occupancy / statistics & numerical data*
Bed Occupancy / trends
Database Management Systems
England / epidemiology
Hospitals, Public / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Patient Admission / statistics & numerical data*
Patient Admission / trends
Patient Discharge / statistics & numerical data*
Patient Discharge / trends
State Medicine
Stroke / epidemiology
Stroke / therapy*
Utilization Review