Increasing emergency hospital activity in Denmark, 2005-2016: a nationwide descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe changes in unplanned acute activity and to identify and characterise unplanned contacts in hospitals in Denmark from 2005 to 2016, including following healthcare reform.

Design

Descriptive study.

Setting

Data from Danish nationwide registers.

Population

Adults (≥18 years).

Participants

All adults with an unplanned acute hospital contacts (acute inpatient admissions and emergency care visits) in Denmark from 2005 to 2016.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Outcomes were annual number of contacts, length of stay, number of contacts per 1000 citizen per year, age-adjusted contacts per 1000 citizens per year, sex, age groups, country of origin, Charlson Comorbidity Index score, discharge diagnosis and time of arrival.

Res

SUBMITTER: Flojstrup M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045230 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature