Characteristics of patients
| Parameter | General patients n=1680 | Inpatient deaths n=372 |
| Mean age, years (SD) | 58.8 (21.3) | 77.5 (13.2)* |
| 18–102 | 18–102 | 18–102 |
| Mean length of stay, days (SD)* | 5.3 (5.9) | 9.4 (11.7)* |
| 1–86 | 1–86 | 1–65 |
| Gender, N (%)* | ||
| Female | 993 (59.1) | 182 (44.9) |
| Male | 687 (40.9) | 190 (51.1) |
| Type admission, N (%)* | ||
| Acute | 1211 (72.1) | 364 (97.8) |
| Planned | 469 (27.9) | 8 (2.2) |
| Hospital, N (%)* | ||
| District Hospital Lofoten | 240 (14.3) | 56 (15.6) |
| District Hospital Vesterålen | 240 (14.3) | 87 (23.4) |
| Central Hospital Bodø | 1200 (71.4) | 227 (61.0) |
| Department, N (%)* | ||
| Internal medicine | 486 (28.9) | 258 (69.4) |
| Surgery | 680 (40.5) | 93 (25.0) |
| Neurology | 151 (9.0) | 17 (4.6) |
| Gynaecology | 276 (16.4) | 0 |
| Other departments | 87 (5.2) | 3 (0.8) |
| Primary diagnosis, N (%)* | ||
| Infections | 28 (1.7) | 23 (6.2) |
| Cancer | 112 (6.7) | 78 (21.0) |
| Endocrine and haematological | 86 (5.1) | 6 (1.6) |
| Neurological disorders | 69 (4.1) | 4 (1.1) |
| Circulatory disorders | 164 (9.8) | 102 (27.4) |
| Respiratory disorders | 127 (7.6) | 93 (25) |
| Gastrointestinal disorders | 144 (8.6) | 25 (6.7) |
| Skeletal and muscular disorders | 21 (1,3) | 3 (0.8) |
| Urinary disorders | 150 (8.9) | 16 (4.3) |
| Pregnancy and birth | 231 (13.8) | 0 |
| Damage and poisoning | 170 (10.1) | 16 (4.3) |
| Unspecific symptoms | 114 (6.8) | 4 (1.1) |
| Other disorders | 264 (15.7) | 18 (4.8) |
| Origin of adverse events, N (%)* | ||
| Primary care | 43 (11.6) | 51 (19.0) |
| Hospital | 329 (88.4) | 218 (81.0) |
*Differences between groups for all characteristics, p<0.0001.