Table 5

 Patient mortality by admitting physician and by unit admission policy

NDied in hospital (during index audit episode)Died within 90 days of admission
%n/N%n/N
CoE, care of elderly physician clustering.
Admitting physician
    Respiratory22166.8145/213715.7335/2129
    General37117.1257/362714.2510/3602
    CoE11869.3107/115117.7203/1146
    Other/unknown4018.633/38516.764/384
Type of unit admissions policy
    Patients aged <75
        Age related10494.747/100712.1121/1003
        Integrated23325.3120/226011.1248/2242
        Unknown11005.357/108210.5114/1082
    Patients aged 75+
        Age related7299.869/70420.3142/701
        Integrated159911.2175/155721.7335/1546
        Unknown70510.774/69022.1152/687