Variable definitions

Bed-days

	Norwegian (bokmål)
Name	Bed-days
Definition	Number of days a patient remains in hospital
Valid from
Valid to
Owner	330 - Division for health statistics
Statistical unit	Enterprise
Subject	03.02.10 - Hospital services
Linked to StatBank tables	06474: Multidisciplinary specialist substance abuse treatment. Bed-days, by patients' home-region (closed series) 04513: Mental health care institutions for children and adolescents. Beds, discharges, bed-days, out-patient consultations and day cases 04511: Mental health care institutions for adults. Beds, discharges, bed-days, out-patient consultations and day cases

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	Norwegian (bokmål)
Name	Bed-days
Definition	The number of days a patient spends at a general hospital or institution per stay.
Valid from
Valid to
Owner	330 - Division for health statistics
Statistical unit	Person
Subject	03.02.10 - Hospital services
Linked to StatBank tables	04434: General hospitals and other institutions. Beds, discharges, bed-days, out-patient consultations and day cases 03672: Discharges, day cases and bed-days at general hospitals, by diagnosis, sex and age (C) (closed series)

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