Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample
From: The Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention model of care: a pragmatic trial
Characteristic | Pre-implementation Group n = 9066 | Interim-implementation Group n = 25,675 | Full-implementation Group n = 10,242 |
|---|---|---|---|
Age - mean (sd) | 81 (7) | 81 (7) | 81 (7) |
Male gender – n (%) | 4349 (48) | 12,543 (49) | 5073 (50) |
Presenting conditions – n (%) | |||
Cardiac | 2441 (27) | 6586 (26) | 2439 (24) |
Trauma | 1557 (17) | 4674 (18) | 1860 (18) |
Gastrointestinal | 828 (9) | 2259 (9) | 914 (9) |
Respiratory | 805 (9) | 2102 (8) | 883 (9) |
Neurological | 735 (8) | 2221 (9) | 865 (8) |
Other (20 codes) | 2696 (30) | 7830 (30) | 3273 (32) |
Missing | 4 (< 0.1) | 3 (< 0.1) | 8 (< 0.1) |
Arrived by ambulance- n (%) | 7196 (79) | 19,830 (77) | 7746 (76) |
Australian Triage Score Category – n (%) | |||
Resuscitation | 139 (2) | 406 (2) | 146 (1) |
Emergent | 2521 (28) | 6968 (27) | 2554 (25) |
Urgent | 4219 (47) | 12,040 (47) | 4754 (46) |
Less urgent | 2043 (23) | 5776 (23) | 2581 (25) |
Non-urgent | 144 (2) | 485 (2) | 207 (2) |