Hourly admission rates for 20 common medical conditions by time of admission
| Weekday | Weekend | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office hours (8:00–16:59) | Out of hours (17:00–7:59) | Day (9:00–21:59) | Night (22:00–8:59) plus Friday 22:00–23:59 and Monday 00:00–7:59 | |
| Overall | 38.7 (38.4–38.9) | 13.3 (13.2–13.5) | 19.8 (19.6–20.1) | 7.9 (7.8–8.0) |
| Common medical conditions | ||||
| Infectious diseases | ||||
| Pneumonia | 2.60 (2.53–2.66) | 0.86 (0.83–0.89) | 1.50 (1.43–1.56) | 0.55 (0.52–0.59) |
| Erysipelas | 0.44 (0.41–0.47) | 0.16 (0.14–0.17) | 0.25 (0.22–0.28) | 0.07 (0.06–0.08) |
| Bacteraemia/septicaemia | 0.53 (0.50–0.56) | 0.23 (0.22–0.25) | 0.38 (0.35–0.42) | 0.13 (0.12–0.15) |
| Urinary tract infection | 0.86 (0.82–0.90) | 0.31 (0.29–0.33) | 0.50 (0.47–0.54) | 0.17 (0.15–0.19) |
| Haematological diseases | ||||
| Anaemia | 1.05 (1.01–1.09) | 0.13 (0.12–0.14) | 0.18 (0.16–0.20) | 0.05 (0.04–0.06) |
| Endocrine and nutritional disease | ||||
| Diabetes | 0.68 (0.65–0.71) | 0.16 (0.14–0.17) | 0.22 (0.20–0.25) | 0.09 (0.08–0.10) |
| Dehydration | 0.91 (0.88–0.95) | 0.29 (0.27–0.31) | 0.47 (0.44–0.51) | 0.12 (0.10–0.14) |
| Mental and behavioural disorders | ||||
| Alcohol intoxication | 0.44 (0.41–0.46) | 0.31 (0.29–0.33) | 0.38 (0.35–0.41) | 0.22 (0.20–0.24) |
| Diseases of the nervous system | ||||
| Transient ischaemic attack | 0.61 (0.58–0.64) | 0.25 (0.23–0.27) | 0.41 (0.38–0.45) | 0.11 (0.10–0.13) |
| Diseases of the circulatory system | ||||
| Angina | 0.97 (0.93–1.01) | 0.31 (0.29–0.33) | 0.42 (0.39–0.45) | 0.23 (0.21–0.25) |
| Acute myocardial infarction | 1.00 (0.96–1.04) | 0.41 (0.38–0.43) | 0.68 (0.64–0.72) | 0.39 (0.36–0.42) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 1.63 (1.58–1.69) | 0.36 (0.34–0.38) | 0.61 (0.57–0.65) | 0.20 (0.18–0.22) |
| Heart failure | 0.73 (0.69–0.76) | 0.16 (0.15–0.18) | 0.20 (0.18–0.23) | 0.12 (0.10–0.13) |
| Hypertension | 0.52 (0.49–0.55) | 0.15 (0.14–0.16) | 0.22 (0.20–0.25) | 0.08 (0.06–0.09) |
| Stroke | 1.41 (1.36–1.45) | 0.49 (0.46–0.51) | 0.96 (0.91–1.01) | 0.29 (0.27–0.32) |
| Diseases of the respiratory system | ||||
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder | 1.26 (1.22–1.31) | 0.39 (0.37–0.41) | 0.63 (0.59–0.67) | 0.31 (0.28–0.33) |
| Respiratory failure | 0.49 (0.46–0.52) | 0.17 (0.16–0.19) | 0.28 (0.26–0.31) | 0.13 (0.11–0.14) |
| Diseases of the digestive system | ||||
| Gastroenteritis | 0.52 (0.49–0.55) | 0.19 (0.17–0.20) | 0.32 (0.29–0.35) | 0.13 (0.11–0.15) |
| Symptoms and abnormal findings | ||||
| Syncope | 0.69 (0.65–0.72) | 0.37 (0.35–0.39) | 0.59 (0.55–63) | 0.19 (0.17–0.21) |
| Factors influencing health status | ||||
| Suspected acute myocardial infarction | 1.64 (1.59–1.69) | 0.71 (0.68–0.74) | 0.99 (0.94–1.04) | 0.40 (0.37–0.43) |
| Other | 19.7 (19.6–19.9) | 6.93 (6.84–7.02) | 9.64 (9.48–9.80) | 3.90 (3.81–4.00) |