Hodkinson H M, Hodkinson I
Age Ageing. 1980 Nov;9(4):229-34. doi: 10.1093/ageing/9.4.229.
Differences in the rates of discharge and death and length of stay are examined for 2433 elderly patients admitted to a geriatric department by different routes. Highly significant differences are found which persist even when full allowance is made for variations in age, sex, mental test score, domicile, number of admissions, wait for admission, dehydration and constitutional upset. However, if an estimate of length of stay are no longer significant. This suggests that the residual effects of route of admission even when the other factors were allowed for may be due to diagnostic differences.
对2433名通过不同途径入住老年科的老年患者的出院率、死亡率和住院时间差异进行了研究。发现存在高度显著的差异，即使在充分考虑年龄、性别、心理测试分数、住所、入院次数、等待入院时间、脱水和身体不适等因素的变化后，这些差异仍然存在。然而，如果对住院时间进行估计，差异就不再显著。这表明，即使考虑了其他因素，入院途径的残留影响可能是由于诊断差异所致。
