Table 4

Death in hospital compared with death elsewhere (95% CI)

PeopleMean stayMean number of admissions, all peopleMean number of emergency admissions, all peopleMean cost of all admissions, all people (£)
Death in hospital10826.5 (20.8 to 32.2)6.4 (4.9 to 7.9)2.2 (1.9 to 2.5)11 299 (9161 to 13 436)
Death elsewhere55620.6 (18.5 to 22.7)4.7 (4.3 to 5.4)1.6 (1.4 to 1.7)7730 (7079 to 8381)
Total66421.5 (19.6 to 23.5)5.1 (4.5 to 5.6)1.7 (1.5 to 1.8)8310 (7659 to 8962)
t Test two-sided p value0.030.03<0.001<0.001