Table 2 Inpatient outcomes for the first hospital admission between January 1999 and March 2001 (pre-donation period) and between April 2001 and December 2002
Outcome | Before April 2001 Pre-donation n = 77 | After April 2001 Donation n = 128 | P-value for comparison | Overall n = 205 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Length of hospital stay, median days (IQR) | ||||
GF Jooste hospital | 4 (2.5–9) | 5 (3–9) | 0.2 | 5 (3–9) |
Tertiary hospital | 7 (4–12.5) | 4 | 0.4 | 7 (4–11.8) |
Total hospital stay | 6 (4–11) | 5 (3–9) | 0.4 | 5 (3–10) |
In hospital mortality, n (%) | 18 (23.4) | 34 (26.6) | 0.6 | 52 (25.4) |
Discharge outcome, n (%) | ||||
No disability | 44 (57.1) | 66 (51.6) | 0.8 | 110 (53.7) |
Disability | 11 (14.3) | 16 (12.5) | 27 (13.2) | |
Unspecified disability | 3 (3.9) | 9 (7) | 12 (5.9) | |
Palliative care | 1 (1.3) | 3 (2.3) | 56 (27.3) |