Short stay units: summary of results
| Martinot et al18 | Gouin et al19 | Meates20 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study | SSU | Control | Pre | Post | Pre (Jul/Sept) | Post (Jul/Sept | Pre (Nov/Jan) | Post (Nov/Jan) |
| Total number of attendances | 304 | 427 | 1979 | 2248 | 1165 | 1725 | 1760 | 1840 |
| Number admitted for an overnight stay | 179 (42%) | 234 (77%) | 609 (31%) | 536 (24%) | 64% resp | 36% resp | 67% resp | 57% resp |
| 27% gastro | 29% gastro | 32% gastro | 30% gastro | |||||
| 96% febrile | 99% febrile | 84% febrile | 84% febrile | |||||
| Number of re-attendances within 72 h | NR | NR | 3.2% | 5.0% | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Mean length of stay (days) | 0.8 | 2.4 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
gastro, gastroenteritis; NR, not reported; resp, respiratory; SSU, short stay unit.