Table 1 Basic demographic characteristics of patients
18-60 yrs (N = 41,574) | > 60 yrs (N = 13,014) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Age (mean) | 37.2 | 70.9 | < 0.001 |
Gender | |||
Female | 20,202 (48.6) | 6217 (47.8) | 0.102 |
Male | 21,372 (51.4) | 6797 (52.2) | |
Triage Category | |||
P1 | 5595 (13.4) | 3032 (23.2) | < 0.001 |
P2 | 6045 (14.5) | 3586 (27.5) | |
P3 | 21,815 (52.4) | 4603 (35.3) | |
P4 | 6616 (16) | 930 (7.1) | |
P5 | 432 (1.1) | 79 (0.6) | |
Day of presentation | |||
Weekday | 28,659 (68.9) | 9162 (70.4) | 0.002 |
Weekend | 12,915 (31.1) | 3852 (29.6) | |
Shift of presentation | |||
7 am to 3 pm (Morning Shift) | 13,282 (31.9) | 4602 (35.4) | < 0.001 |
3 pm to 11 pm (Evening Shift) | 16,655 (40.1) | 5175 (39.8) | |
11 pm to 7 am (Night Shift ) | 11,637 (28) | 3237 (24.9) | |
Return visits | |||
First visit | 41,273 (99.3) | 12,952 (99.5) | 0.002 |
Bounce back visit | 301 (0.7) | 62 (0.5) | |
Disposition from ED | |||
Admitted | 9952 (23.9) | 5131(39.4) | < 0.001 |
Dead on arrival | 252 (0.6) | 284 (2.2) | |
Expired | 297 (0.7) | 300 (2.3) | |
LAMA | 2245 (5.4) | 887 (6.8) | |
Sent home | 28,408 (68.3) | 6235 (48) | |
Transferred out | 420 (1) | 186 (1.4) | |
Inpatient care level | |||
General | 8837 (88.8) | 4117 (80.2) | < 0.001 |
Intensive | 378 (3.8) | 324 (6.3) | |
Special | 737 (7.4) | 690 (13.4) | |
Median length of stay in ED (in minutes) | |||
P1 | 345 | 476 | <0.001 |
P2 | 375 | 430 | <0.001 |
P3 | 253 | 339 | <0.001 |
P4 | 62 | 96 | <0.001 |
P5 | 27 | 50 | 0.003 |