Proportion of direct indicators of harm by length of readmission spell for readmissions within 7 days
| Length of stay (days) | Acute myocardial infarction | Bowel surgery | Hip replacement | |||
| Number of readmissions | Proportion with direct indicator of harm (95% CI) | Number of readmissions | Proportion with direct indicator of harm (95% CI) | Number of readmissions | Proportion with direct indicator of harm (95% CI) | |
| 0 | 560 | 14.1% (11.2% to 17.0%) | 211 | 62.6% (56.1% to 69.1%) | 427 | 34.7% (30.2% to 39.2%) |
| 1 | 852 | 12.4% (10.2% to 14.6%) | 158 | 50.0% (42.2% to 57.8%) | 248 | 49.2% (43.0% to 55.4%) |
| 2 | 492 | 13.8% (10.8% to 16.9%) | 123 | 61.0% (52.4% to 69.6%) | 127 | 48.8% (40.1% to 57.5%) |
| 3 | 376 | 19.9% (15.9% to 23.9%) | 127 | 53.5% (44.8% to 62.2%) | 112 | 50.0% (40.7% to 59.3%) |
| >3 | 1792 | 29.6% (27.5% to 31.7%) | 669 | 68.6% (65.1% to 72.1%) | 430 | 64.2% (60.0% to 68.8%) |
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