Table 4 Discharges and LOS of inpatient healthcare amongst people with rare diseases in Hong Kong (2005–2016)
Cohort | Total admission over the study period | Total hospital stay in days | Mean (Median) LOS | 25–75% quartile LOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All discharges | 546,673 | 3,635,917 | 6.7 (1) | 1–4 |
Rare haematologic disease | 135,503 | 418,635 | 3.1 (1) | 1–149 |
Rare neoplastic disease | 121,824 | 691,149 | 5.7 (1) | 1–157 |
Rare developmental defect during embryogenesis disease | 99,638 | 736,445 | 7.4 (1) | 1–618 |
Rare neurologic disease | 54,954 | 775,579 | 14.1 (3) | 1–954 |
Rare systemic or rheumatologic disease | 31,408 | 186,689 | 5.9 (1) | 1–115 |
Rare endocrine disease | 26,518 | 187,198 | 7.1 (1) | 1–201 |
Rare cardiac disease | 22,944 | 153,627 | 6.7 (3) | 1–92 |
Rare inborn errors of metabolism | 22,483 | 95,734 | 4.3 (1) | 1–121 |
Rare otorhinolaryngologic disease | 13,044 | 116,342 | 8.9 (2) | 1–183 |
Rare respiratory disease | 9345 | 284,592 | 30.5 (7) | 1–290 |
Rare hepatic disease | 6436 | 57,788 | 9.0 (4) | 1–69 |
Rare gastroenterologic disease | 5804 | 26,699 | 4.6 (2) | 1–40 |
Rare eye disease | 5709 | 141,814 | 24.8 (1) | 1–195 |
Rare renal disease | 5539 | 74,345 | 7.9 (2) | 1–77 |
Rare skin disease | 4811 | 67,255 | 14.0 (5) | 1–95 |
Rare bone disease | 2873 | 38,580 | 13.4 (2) | 1–88 |
Rare immune disease | 2219 | 5963 | 2.7 (1) | 1–9 |
Rare gynecologic or obstetric disease | 826 | 1156 | 1.4 (1) | 1–2 |
Rare urogenital disease | 259 | 713 | 2.8 (1) | 1–2 |
Rare odontologic disease | 33 | 46 | 1.4 (1) | NAa |
Rare abdominal surgical disease | 6 | 27 | 4.5 (3) | NAa |
Rare circulatory system disease | 4 | 26 | 6.5 (2) | NAa |