Table 2:

Infants, children, youth and young adults who had a serious illnesses code recorded during a hospital admission in British Columbia by clinical stage and fiscal year

Clinical stageNo. (%) of patients
2012/13
n = 2455
2013/14
n = 2508
2014/15
n = 2509
2015/16
n = 2448
2016/17
n = 2457
Stable809 (33.0)866 (34.5)880 (35.1)761 (31.1)741 (30.2)
Unstable (emergency department)956 (38.9)960 (38.3)948 (37.8)994 (40.6)1037 (42.2)
Unstable (hospital admission)192 (7.8)197 (7.9)176 (7.0)148 (6.0)138 (5.6)
Deteriorating417 (17.0)380 (15.2)425 (16.9)449 (18.3)432 (17.6)
Died81 (3.3)105 (4.2)80 (3.2)96 (3.9)109 (4.4)