Admit date | Before | During | After | Significant p | Difference (95% CI) |
1 January 2010 to 31 March 2012 | 1 April 2012 to 31 August 2013 | 1 September 2013 to 31 December 2014 | (Before-after) | (Before-after) | |
# Hospital admissions | 30 063 | 20 760 | 20 099 | ||
# Unique patients | 20 746 | 14 966 | 14 692 | ||
# Glucose labs | 4 06 818 | 2 89 322 | 2 79 627 | ||
Age mean (SD) | 66 (17) | 66 (16) | 66 (16) | NS | |
Male (%) | 14 603 (49) | 10 141 (49) | 9992 (50) | 0.012 | 1.1 (0.2 to 2.0) |
Had surgery (%) | 11 655 (39) | 8516 (41) | 8358 (42) | <0.001 | 2.8 (1.9 to 3.7) |
Length of stay mean (SD) | 5.0 (5.4) | 4.9 (5.4) | 4.9 (6.4) | NS | |
Length of stay ≥7 days (%) | 6325 (21) | 4199 (20) | 3966 (20) | <0.001 | −1.3 (-2.0 to −0.6) |
Discharge status (%) | |||||
Home | 18 644 (62) | 13 116 (63) | 14 107 (70) | <0.001 | 8.2 (7.3 to 9.0) |
Skilled nursing facility | 4674 (16) | 2934(14) | 2706 (13) | <0.001 | −2.1 (-2.7 to 1.5) |
Home health service | 4223 (14) | 2911 (14) | 1924 (10) | <0.001 | −4.5 (-5.1 to –3.9) |
Died | 620 (2) | 452 (2) | 388 (2) | NS | |
Other | 1902 (6) | 1347 (6) | 973 (5) | <0.001 | −1.5 (-1.9 to –1.1) |
Diabetes diagnosis (%) | 8072 (27) | 5442 (26) | 5285 (26) | NS |
NS, not significant.