Table 2–
Rates of in-hospital death according to the day of admission and the day of stay for the cohort of patients hospitalised for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
| Person-days | Deaths | Rate per 1000 per day |
Day of admission | | | |
Monday | 587 077 | 4694 | 8.00 |
Tuesday | 605 279 | 4978 | 8.22 |
Wednesday | 620 525 | 4926 | 7.94 |
Thursday | 627 313 | 4939 | 7.87 |
Monday–Thursday | 2 440 194 | 19 537 | 8.01 |
Friday | 687 664 | 5387 | 7.83 |
Saturday | 469 609 | 3890 | 8.28 |
Sunday | 425 062 | 3600 | 8.47 |
Day of stay | | | |
Monday | 578 073 | 4563 | 7.89 |
Tuesday | 585 185 | 4594 | 7.85 |
Wednesday | 585 123 | 4548 | 7.77 |
Thursday | 581 860 | 4609 | 7.92 |
Monday–Thursday | 2 330 241 | 18 314 | 7.86 |
Friday | 581 730 | 4748 | 8.16 |
Saturday | 553 855 | 4780 | 8.63 |
Sunday | 556 703 | 4572 | 8.21 |