Fiscal year | Health care service utilized; % of patients* | ||||||
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Hospital admission | Hospital days, median (IQR) | ICU admission | ICU days,† mean ± SD | ED visits | Saw ≥ 10 physicians | Mechanical ventilation | |
All | 68.4 | 6 (0 to 19) | 19.4 | 1.7 ± 6.5 | 77.3 | 52.6 | 13.9 |
2004 | 68.7 | 6 (0 to 20) | 19.1 | 1.5 ± 6.1 | 76.4 | 44.8 | 12.3 |
2005 | 68.8 | 6 (0 to 20) | 19.2 | 1.6 ± 6.5 | 77.1 | 45.9 | 12.6 |
2006 | 68.2 | 6 (0 to 20) | 19.1 | 1.6 ± 6.2 | 77.1 | 48.7 | 13.2 |
2007 | 68.4 | 6 (0 to 20) | 19.3 | 1.6 ± 6.3 | 77.2 | 51.3 | 13.6 |
2008 | 68.2 | 6 (0 to 20) | 18.6 | 1.6 ± 6.4 | 77.0 | 52.2 | 13.5 |
2009 | 68.6 | 6 (0 to 19) | 19.5 | 1.7 ± 6.9 | 77.2 | 53.8 | 14.3 |
2010 | 68.5 | 6 (0 to 19) | 19.2 | 1.7 ± 6.4 | 77.6 | 54.8 | 14.3 |
2011 | 68.5 | 6 (0 to 19) | 19.5 | 1.8 ± 6.9 | 77.7 | 55.7 | 14.3 |
2012 | 67.9 | 6 (0 to 19) | 19.7 | 1.7 ± 6.6 | 77.2 | 55.1 | 14.5 |
2013 | 68.5 | 6 (0 to 19) | 20.1 | 1.8 ± 6.8 | 77.7 | 57.1 | 15.1 |
2014 | 68.6 | 6 (0 to 18) | 19.9 | 1.8 ± 6.7 | 77.9 | 57.5 | 15.1 |
Absolute difference, % (95% CI)‡ | 0 (−0.5 to 0.4) | NA | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.1) | 0.3 (0.2 to 0.4) | 1.5 (1.1 to 1.9) | 12.6 (12.2 to 13.1) | 2.8 (2.5 to 3.1) |
Note: CI = confidence interval, ED = emergency department, ICU = intensive care unit. IQR = interquartile range, NA = not applicable, SD = standard deviation.
↵* Except where indicated otherwise.
↵† For all years, the median number of ICU days was 0.
↵‡ The absolute difference, calculated by subtraction, compares utilization of each health care service between fiscal year 2004 and fiscal year 2014.