Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q2–Q3 | ||||||
Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Q1–Q2 Change % | P value* | Mean (95% CI) | Q1–Q3 Change % | P value* | Q2–Q3 Change % | P value* | |
Total admissions | 2160 (2039 to 2280) | 1842 (1659 to 2026) | −14.7 | 0.005 | 1876 (1804 to 1947) | −13.2 | <0.001 | 1.8 | 0.715 |
Admission by sex | |||||||||
Male | 753 (703 to 803) | 611 (531 to 691) | −18.8 | 0.004 | 675 (633 to 717) | −10.3 | 0.015 | 10.4 | 0.138 |
Female | 1407 (1325 to 1489) | 1231 (1125 to 1337) | −12.5 | 0.009 | 1201 (1166 to 1235) | −14.7 | <0.001 | −2.5 | 0.558 |
Admissions by ward | |||||||||
Paediatrics | 680 (624 to 737) | 657 (560 to 754) | −3.5 | 0.659 | 618 (574 to 662) | −9.2 | 0.067 | −5.8 | 0.435 |
Maternity | 717 (688 to 745) | 701 (665 to 736) | −2.2 | 0.453 | 632 (615 to 650) | −11.7 | <0.001 | −9.7 | <0.001 |
Surgical | 285 (262 to 308) | 143 (133 to 153) | −49.8 | <0.001 | 214 (200 to 229) | −24.8 | <0.001 | 49.8 | <0.001 |
Medical | 412 (375 to 449) | 294 (234 to 354) | −28.7 | 0.002 | 346 (323 to 369) | −16.1 | 0.003 | 17.8 | 0.090 |
Unknown | 63 (54 to 72) | 43 (39 to 48) | −31.0 | <0.001 | 64 (58 to 70) | 1.8 | 0.817 | 47.6 | <0.001 |
Admissions by sector | |||||||||
Governmental hospitals | 1475 (1400 to 1550) | 1285 (1178 to 1392) | −12.9 | 0.005 | 1300 (1260 to 1339) | −11.9 | <0.001 | 1.1 | 0.784 |
Private non-profit | 685 (628 to 742) | 557 (471 to 643) | −18.6 | 0.014 | 576 (535 to 617) | −15.9 | 0.002 | 3.4 | 0.670 |
Operations and deliveries | |||||||||
Total operations | 486 (461 to 512) | 418 (402 to 435) | −13.9 | <0.001 | 477 (458 to 496) | −1.9 | 0.526 | 14.0 | <0.001 |
Hernia repairs | 74 (60 to 87) | 29 (25 to 33) | −60.7 | <0.001 | 58 (51 to 65) | −21.0 | 0.030 | 100.8 | <0.001 |
Caesarean sections | 192 (175 to 210) | 216 (206 to 227) | 12.7 | 0.014 | 208 (199 to 218) | 8.4 | 0.083 | −3.8 | 0.214 |
Deliveries | 435 (409 to 460) | 467 (448 to 486) | 7.5 | 0.033 | 388 (364 to 411) | −10.8 | 0.007 | −17.0 | <0.001 |
Q1=2020 weeks 2–13; Q2=2020 weeks 14–26; Q3=2020 weeks 27–39.
*Student’s t-test.