Table 5 Factors independently associated with any admission to bed-based care within 30-days, for the cohort overall and after exclusion of patients with delirium

EMU transport required

1.74 (1.04–2.92)

0.04

1.76 (1.05–2.96)

0.03

2.01 (1.17–3.45)

0.01

1.99 (1.15–3.44)

0.01

History of falls

1.85 (0.94–3.66)

0.08

1.79 (0.90–3.54)

0.10

1.27 (0.67–2.38)

0.46

1.26 (0.67–2.41)

0.45

Referred with decreased mobility

1.91 (1.03–3.53)

0.04

1.97 (1.06–3.65)

0.03

2.18 (1.14–4.18)

0.02

2.27 (1.18–4.35)

0.01

Referred with increased care needs

3.26 (1.71–6.23)

< 0.0001

3.17 (1.65–6.06)

0.001

2.90 (1.48–5.68)

0.002

2.88 (1.47–5.64)

0.002

Vision impaired

1.83 (0.94–3.58)

0.08

1.89 (0.96–3.71)

0.06

1.91 (0.94–3.89)

0.07

1.81 (0.89–3.70)

0.10

Delirium

11.93 (3.70–38.50)

< 0.0001

10.97 (3.36–35.76)

< 0.0001

–

–

–

–

Bacterial infection

1.41 (0.87–2.31)

0.17

1.57 (0.96–2.57)

0.07

1.34 (0.80–2.24)

0.26

1.49 (0.89–2.49)

0.13

AKI

1.64 (0.93–2.87)

0.09

1.66 (0.93–2.96)

0.09

1.65 (0.92–2.97)

0.10

1.69 (0.93–3.09)

0.09

SIRS, per point

1.48 (1.17–1.87)

0.001

–

–

1.52 (1.19–1.94)

0.001

–

–

NEWS, per point

1.17 (1.05–1.30)

0.003

1.20 (1.08–1.34)

0.001