Table 3 Comparison of length of stay, proportion of patients discharged within 24 h of first PTWR and readmissions within 30 days with nature of first consultant review

Characteristic	Respiratory group A	Non-specialist group B	Weekend group C
CAP cohort	n = 123	n = 174	n = 129
Median LOS in days	1.74*	3.03*	2.70*
IQR	0.97–4.09	1.12–6.23	1.31–5.38
% Discharged within 24 h	43.1	31.9	22.5
Readmissions within 30 days (%)	5 (4.1)	7 (4.0)	6 (4.7)
Cellulitis cohort	n = 229	n = 428	n = 278
Median LOS in days	2.86	2.61	2.82
IQR	1.32–6.16	1.11–6.07	1.20–5.99
% Discharged within 24 h	24.9	31.5	26.3
Readmissions within 30 days (%)	8 (3.5)	15 (3.5)	18** (6.5)

Group A, first seen by a respiratory physician; group B, first seen by a non-respiratory physician; group C, seen on a Saturday or Sunday PTWR.
*p<0.01 Kruskal–Wallis test. **p<0.05 χ² test.
CAP, community-acquired pneumonia; LOS, length of stay; IQR, interquartile range; PTWR, post-take ward round.