Group | Period | Year | Number of patients | Median LoS (days) | Median LoS (hours) |
---|
A - LRTI and Influenza | 1 | 2016/17 | 10 | 9.01 | 216.18 |
B - Influenza | 1 | 2016/17 | 49 | 8.61 | 206.75 |
C - LRTI and Influenza | 2 | 2017/18 | 24 | 5.16 | 123.83 |
D - Influenza | 2 | 2017/18 | 642 | 3.75 | 89.94 |
- Key: LRTI, lower respiratory tract infections; LoS, length of stay
- Note: All admission and discharge dates were retrieved from the electronic admission records system by the hospital informatics service. All patients with influenza during period 1 and 2 fell into the admission coding LRTI and Influenza or Influenza alone