Hospital surgical activity - Services received: Patient discharge and case-weight information

These tables show the number of people in your area who were discharged from surgical specialties. It shows both the number of patients discharged and the case weights attributed to those patients. Case weights measure the relative complexity of the treatment given to each patient. For example, a cataract operation will receive a case weight of approximately 0.5, while a hip replacement will receive 4 case weights. This difference reflects the resources needed for each operation, in terms of theatre time, number of days in hospital, etc.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Theme Health
Author Ministry of Health
Maintainer Analytical Services
Maintainer Email Analytical Services
Update frequency Quarterly
Source https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/services-received-patient-discharge-and-case-weight-information
Source Created 2015-02-5
Source Modified 2015-02-5
Language English
Spatial
Source Identifier https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/services-received-patient-discharge-and-case-weight-information
Dataset metadata created 21 May 2018, last updated 21 May 2018