Research Article
Epidemiology of Injuries in Belgium: Contribution of Hospital Data for Surveillance
Table 11
Type, length, and cost of stays for all stays and according to the 3 major E codes’ groups.
| | Total | Transport | Falls | Suicide | P value |
| Type of stay | n = 17370 | n = 1841 | n = 9555 | n = 1745 | <0.001 | Inpatient | 15626 (90.0) | 1680 (91.3) | 8825 (92.4) | 1653 (94.7) | | Day surgery | 528 (3.0) | 18 (1.0) | 165 (1.7) | 6 (0.3) | | Day hospitalisation | 1097 (6.3) | 136 (7.4) | 515 (5.4) | 84 (4.8) | | Outpatient emergency | 119 (0.7) | 7 (0.4) | 50 (0.5) | 2 (0.1) | |
| Length of stay* | n = 15626 | n = 1680 | n = 8825 | n = 1653 | <0.001 | Stay (days) | 6 (2–15) | 3 (2–8) | 9 (3–19) | 2 (2–5) | |
| Cost (euros)* | n = 15174 | n = 1617 | n = 8619 | n = 1616 | | Total cost | 1376.6 (751.4–2584.5) | 1112.6 (698.8–2091.8) | 1760.4 (1006.8–3049.6) | 669.5 (564.3–1031.9) | <0.001 | Medical procedures | 949.6 (449.4–1704.4) | 777.4 (414.7–1456.7) | 1210.4 (665.6–1958.7) | 382.3 (298.4–685.9) | <0.001 | Pharmaceutical products | 150.3 (129.2–200.3) | 141.3 (126.0–180.5) | 160.0 (132.5–217.1) | 130.0 (120.6–150.2) | <0.001 | Day lump sums | 192.7 (139.0–315.7) | 167.2 (123.2–236.0) | 212.1 (145.7–353.1) | 157.1 (120.8–198.7) | <0.001 |
| Percentages of the total cost* | n = 15174 | n = 1617 | n = 8619 | n = 1616 | | Medical procedures | 66.1 (55.5–74.7) | 67.3 (55.6–75.9) | 68.0 (57.9–75.6) | 58.0 (52.0–67.3) | | Pharmaceutical products | 12.5 (7.9–19.2) | 13.6 (8.7–19.7) | 10.7 (7.0–16.2) | 19.5 (13.9–23.3) | | Day lump sums | 16.1 (9.8–23.1) | 15.3 (8.8–23.1) | 14.4 (8.9–20.9) | 22.1 (16.4–26.9) | |
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Only for the inpatients. Data are n (%) and median (p25–p75).
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