Hospitalisation admission analysis of hepatitis C subjects with general population controls
| Hepatitis C cases and controls | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hospital admission variable | Cases (n) | Controls (n) |
| Wilcoxon test of significance, *p<0.05 | ||
| A No of patients | 469 | 938 |
| B No of patients admitted | 371 | 544 |
| C No of admissions | 2224 | 1420 |
| D No hospital admission reported | 98 | 394 |
| Average number of hospital admissions | 4.7 | 1.5 |
| (C/A) | ||
| Readmissions to hospital per patient | 5.0 | 1.6 |
| (C−B)/B | ||
| Discharged to | ||
| Home | 1795 | 1326 |
| Died in hospital | 15 | 8 |
| Other (transfer to other hospital) | 222 | 24 |
| Length of stay (LOS) | ||
| Average LOS per hospital stay (days) | 5.46 (8.38) | 4.61 (8.77) |
| Median (range) (days) | 3 (1–138) | 2 (1–132) * |
| E Total cost of admitted cases | £2 775 646 | £1 638 175 |
| Average cost per patient (E/A) | £5918 | £1746 |
| Average cost per patient admitted (E/B) | £7482 | £3011 |
| Average cost per admission (E/C) | £1248 | £1154 |
| Median cost per patient admitted | £2931 | £1305 * |
| Median cost per patient | £1934 | £263 * |