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Table 1 Patient characteristics, time and urgency registrations

From: Risk factors associated with short term mortality changes over time, after arrival to the emergency department

 

n

%

Overall

43.178

100

Age, median (years (IQR))

56

(36–72)

Gender

Female

22.318

51.7

Male

20.861

48.3

Charlson comorbidity Index

0

25.962

60.1

1

7.121

16.5

  ≥ 2

10.095

23.4

Mode of arriving

Own accord

32.171

74.5

Ambulance

10.208

23.6

MECU

799

1.9

Time of arrival

8–15.59

21.461

49.7

16–23.59

15.262

35.4

00–6.59

6.455

14.9

Day of arrival

Mon-Thursday

25.089

58.1

Fri-Sunday

18.089

41.9

Urgency

Non-urgent

11.367

26.3

Urgent

25.063

58.0

Very urgent

1.833

4.3

missing

4.915

11.4

Vital parameters

  

Peripheral oxygen saturation (%)

Normal

33.359

77.3

  < 90%

858

2.0

missing

8.961

20.7

Respiratory rate (rr/min)

Normal

31.471

72.9

  < 5

30

0.1

  > 36

351

0.8

missing

11.326

26.2

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

Normal

36.024

83.4

  < 90

477

1.1

missing

6.677

15.5

Heart rate (hr/min)

Normal

36,218

83.9

  < 40

99

0.2

  > 140

284

0.6

missing

6.587

15.3

Glascow Coma Score

14–15

29.327

67.9

3–13

905

2.1

missing

12,946

30.0

Temperature

Normal

31.817

73.7

  < 35

89

0.2

  > 39

631

1.5

missing

10,641

24.6