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Table 1 Proportion of patients of each characteristic that experience the respective outcome(s)

From: Patients presenting at the emergency department with acute abdominal pain are less likely to be admitted to inpatient wards at times of access block: a registry study

 

Outcome

 

Inpatient admission

72 h revisit

72 h revisit, admitted

Triage priority 1

216 (73.7 %)

9 (12 %)

3 (4 %)

Triage priority 2

1771 (62.2 %)

133 (12.3 %)

62 (5.8 %)

Triage priority 3

4928 (34.7 %)

847 (9.1 %)

309 (3.3 %)

Triage priority 4

419 (19.1 %)

115 (6.5 %)

33 (1.9 %)

Missing priority

14 (16.9 %)

5 (7 %)

2 (3 %)

Age 18–40 years

1881 (25.5 %)

484 (8.8 %)

158 (2.9 %)

Age 40–65 years

2392 (35.5 %)

399 (9.2 %)

144 (3.3 %)

Age 65–80 years

1909 (51.0 %)

174 (9.5 %)

74 (4.0 %)

Age >80 years

1166 (66.3 %)

52 (8.8 %)

33 (5.6 %)

Male

3206 (40.6 %)

522 (11.1 %)

214 (4.6 %)

Female

4142 (35.4 %)

587 (7.8 %)

195 (2.6 %)

Dec–Feb

1832 (37.9 %)

253 (8.4 %)

106 (3.5 %)

Sep–Nov, Mar–May

3687 (37.6 %)

554 (9.0 %)

212 (3.5 %)

Jun–Aug

1829 (36.8 %)

302 (9.6 %)

91 (2.9 %)

Mon

1277 (38.5 %)

179 (8.8 %)

62 (3.0 %)

Tue–Fri

4283 (37.4 %)

643 (9.0 %)

238 (3.3 %)

Sat–Sun

1788 (36.8 %)

287 (9.4 %)

109 (3.6 %)

00:00 – 08:00

1347 (36.7 %)

253 (10.9 %)

97 (4.2 %)

08:00 – 16:00

3280 (36.8 %)

426 (7.6 %)

162 (2.9 %)

16:00–00:00

2721 (38.7 %)

430 (10.0 %)

150 (3.5 %)

≥100 % occupancy

1577 (35.0 %)

245 (8.3 %)

99 (3.4 %)

95–100 % occupancy

2161 (37.7 %)

N/A

N/A

0–95 % occupancy

3610 (38.5 %)

N/A

N/A

<100 % occupancy

N/A

864 (9.3 %)

310 (3.3 %)

Total

7348 (37.5 %)

1109 (9.0 %)

409 (3.3 %)