Health events in the 3 months preceding and following first preventable hospitalisation
| Cumulative % of admitted patients with health event in period surrounding* first preventable hospitalisation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of health event/health service use | Same day (%) | 1 day | 1 week | 1 month | 3 months |
| Prior to day of first admission | |||||
| GP consultation | 14.5 | 6.8 | 27.4 | 64.8 | 87.2 |
| ED presentation | 48.9 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 11.4 | 20.3 |
| Other hospitalisation | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 12.0 | 23.1 |
| Specialist consultation | 26.2 | 2.6 | 12.5 | 37.9 | 60.1 |
| Following day of first discharge | |||||
| Preventable hospitalisation | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 7.1 | 12.7 |
| GP consultation | 6.9 | 7.3 | 37.0 | 72.3 | 87.7 |
| ED presentation | 6.2 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 12.3 | 23.1 |
| Other hospitalisation | 1.2 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 14.1 | 27.9 |
| Specialist consultation | 26.6 | 4.2 | 13.4 | 41.6 | 64.7 |
| Deaths | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 3.9 |
*Does not include health events on the days of preventable hospitalisation.
ED, emergency department; GP, general practitioner.