Other unit features and outcome: odds ratio (95% CI) adjusted for relevant case mix and clustering effect
| No of patients | All patients | Discharged patients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death <90 days of admission | Inpatient death | Readmission <90 days of admission | Length of stay >7 days | Length of stay >14 days | ||
| *Binley’s Directory of NHS Management Spring 2004 Edition, published January 2004.8 | ||||||
| Organisational score | ||||||
| 1–7 | 2409 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 8–9 | 2522 | 1.02 (0.82 to 1.28) | 1.20 (0.90 to 1.62) | 1.04 (0.83 to 1.29) | 0.88 (0.73 to 1.06) | 1.00 (0.78 to 1.27) |
| 10–14 | 2598 | 0.95 (0.76 to 1.19) | 1.16 (0.86 to 1.56) | 1.08 (0.87 to 1.35) | 0.80 (0.66 to 0.96) | 0.83 (0.66 to 1.06) |
| Catchment population (×103) | ||||||
| 61–233 | 2534 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 234–359 | 2646 | 1.05 (0.84 to 1.31) | 1.15 (0.86 to 1.53) | 0.93 (0.75 to 1.16) | 1.01 (0.84 to 1.21) | 0.99 (0.78 to 1.26) |
| >360 | 2344 | 1.12 (0.90 to 1.41) | 1.18 (0.88 to 1.59) | 1.01 (0.81 to 1.25) | 0.97 (0.80 to 1.18) | 0.96 (0.75 to 1.23) |
| Patients admitted 2002 | ||||||
| 111–358 | 2092 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 364–638 | 2512 | 0.99 (0.78 to 1.24) | 0.97 (0.72 to 1.30) | 0.99 (0.79 to 1.23) | 0.87 (0.73 to 1.06) | 0.73 (0.57 to 0.93) |
| >638 | 2683 | 1.08 (0.86 to 1.36) | 1.14 (0.84 to 1.53) | 0.98 (0.78 to 1.22) | 1.00 (0.82 to 1.21) | 0.95 (0.75 to 1.22) |
| Bed numbers* | ||||||
| 128–464 | 2215 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 465–702 | 2603 | 0.92 (0.74 to 1.16) | 0.98 (0.73 to 1.32) | 0.97 (0.78 to 1.21) | 0.94 (0.78 to 1.13) | 0.81 (0.64 to 1.04) |
| >702 | 2711 | 1.04 (0.83 to 1.30) | 1.00 (0.75 to 1.35) | 1.00 (0.80 to 1.24) | 0.84 (0.70 to 1.02) | 0.76 (0.60 to 0.97) |
| Star ratings (England)* | ||||||
| 0–1 | 1750 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2 | 2051 | 0.87 (0.68 to 1.12) | 0.69 (0.51 to 0.94) | 0.94 (0.75 to 1.19) | 1.09 (0.88 to 1.34) | 1.03 (0.78 to 1.36) |
| 3 | 2041 | 0.97 (0.75 to 1.24) | 0.83 (0.61 to 1.12) | 1.18 (0.93 to 1.49) | 0.91 (0.74 to 1.13) | 0.89 (0.67 to 1.19) |