Table 2 Length of hospital stay (days) of total and first-time ED hospitalizations among children and youth (5–17 years), Canada (excl. QC), 2010/11 to 2022/23

Total cases

 Mean (95% CI)

25.6 (25.0, 26.2)

16.5 (14.7, 18.3)

18.3 (16.4, 20.2)

18.0 (17.0, 19.0)

13.1 (12.6, 13.6)

20.6 (20.2, 21.0)

 Median [IQR]

16.0 [7.0, 33.0]

10.0 [5.0, 20.0]

10.0 [4.0, 20.0]

11.0 [5.0, 21.0]

7.0 [3.0, 16.0]

12.0 [5.0, 25.0]

 Mean difference from 2010 to 2022 (95% CI)

− 17.8 (− 21.2, − 14.4)*

− 43.6 (− 59.8, − 27.4)*

− 19.6 (− 28.1, − 11.1)*

− 9.9 (− 15.8, − 4.0)*

− 13.8 (− 17.5, − 10.1)*

− 15.9 (− 18.2, − 13.6)*

 Annual change (95% CI)

− 1.5 (− 1.7, − 1.3)*

− 1.7 (− 2.3, − 1.1)*

− 1.4 (− 1.9, − 0.9)*

− 1.1 (− 1.4, − 0.8)*

− 0.8 (− 0.9, − 0.7)*

− 1.1 (− 1.2, − 1.0)*

First-time cases

 Mean (95% CI)

24.6 (24.0, 25.2)

14.7 (13.2, 16.2)

15.8 (14.5, 17.1)

17.1 (16.0, 18.2)

12.6 (12.0, 13.2)

19.1 (18.7, 19.5)

 Median [IQR]

17.0 [9.0, 31.0]

11.0 [6.0, 20.0]

9.0 [4.0, 19.0]

11.0 [5.0, 21.0]

7.0 [3.0, 15.0]

12.0 [6.0, 24.0]

 Mean difference from 2010–2022 (95% CI)

− 18.3 (− 21.8, − 14.8)*

− 25.2 (− 40.4, − 10.0)*

− 9.3 (− 17.4, -1.2)*

− 10.2 (− 16.1, -4.4)*

− 13.2 (− 18.0, − 8.4)*

− 14.6 (− 17.1, − 12.1)*

 Annual change (95% CI)

− 1.5 (− 1.7, − 1.3)*

− 1.4 (− 2.0, − 0.8)*

− 1.0 (− 1.3, − 0.7)*

− 1.1 (− 1.4, − 0.8)*

− 0.7 (− 0.9, − 0.5)*

− 1.0 (− 1.1, − 0.9)*