Diagnostic discrepancy | Hip fracture (n = 69,928) | Erysipelas (n = 37,558) | ||||
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30-day readmission OR (95% CI) | 30-day mortality OR (95% CI) | Episode costs Log cost (95% CI) | 30-day readmission OR (95% CI) | 30-day mortality OR (95% CI) | Episode costs Log cost (95% CI) | |
Definition 1a | 1.45 (1.27–1.65) | 1.10 (0.94–1.29) | 0.58 (0.53–0.63) | 0.98 (0.87–1.10) | 1.20 (0.91–1.57) | 1.00 (0.93–1.05) |
Definition 2b | 1.41 (1.23–1.62) | 1.07 (0.90–1.27) | 0.57 (0.52–0.62) | 1.00 (0.89–1.13) | 1.23 (0.92–1.61) | 0.98 (0.92–1.04) |
Model characteristics | ||||||
Episode (n) | 69,330 | 69,324 | 56,235 | 37,296 | 37,091 | 28,844 |
Department (n) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Min episodes per ED | 330 | 330 | 238 | 110 | 110 | 110 |
Max episodes per ED | 6868 | 6867 | 6367 | 5084 | 5036 | 3566 |
Wald chi2 | 1041* | 3464* | 12,520* | 2752* | 3474* | 9161* |