Median and average lengths of stay and readmissions by condition
| Total number of patients in cohort | Lengths of stay | Readmissions within 7 days | Readmissions within 28 days | ||||||
| Median (days) | Mean (days) | Min (days) | Max (days) | Number of readmissions | Rate | Number of readmissions | Rate | ||
| Acute myocardial infarction | 60 186 | 4 | 6.5 | 0 | 412 | 4072 | 6.8% | 8149 | 13.5% |
| Emergency bowel cancer surgery | 3127 | 13 | 17.4 | 0 | 207 | 202 | 6.5% | 445 | 14.2% |
| Elective bowel cancer surgery | 17 101 | 7 | 9.7 | 0 | 235 | 1086 | 6.4% | 2057 | 12.0% |
| Elective hip replacement surgery | 52 738 | 4 | 4.8 | 0 | 174 | 1344 | 2.6% | 2776 | 5.3% |
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