N (%)
|
1434
|
1146 (80)
|
288 (20)
|
Demographics
|
Age, mean (SD)
|
48 (26)
|
45 (26)
|
58 (21)
|
Gender (male, %)
|
749 (52)
|
599 (52)
|
150 (52)
|
Referral status (%)
|
Self-referral
|
469 (33)
|
400 (35)
|
69 (24)
|
General practitioner
|
612 (43)
|
448 (39)
|
164 (57)
|
Specialist
|
353 (25)
|
298 (26)
|
55 (19)
|
Arrival by ambulance (n, %)
|
484 (34)
|
364 (32)
|
120 (42)
|
Number of presenting complaints, median (IQR)
|
1 (1–1)
|
1 (1–1)
|
1 (1–2)
|
Triage category a (n, %) (4)
|
Red
|
32 (2)
|
32 (3)
|
0 (0)
|
Orange
|
371 (26)
|
279 (24)
|
92 (32)
|
Yellow
|
682 (48)
|
518 (45)
|
164 (57)
|
Green
|
337 (24)
|
305 (27)
|
32 (11)
|
Blue
|
8 (1)
|
8 (1)
|
0 (0)
|
Number of co-morbidities, median (IQR)
|
1 (0–2)
|
1 (0–2)
|
2 (1–3)
|
CCI, median (IQR)
|
0 (0–0)
|
0 (0–1)
|
1 (0–2)
|
Triage complaint (n,%)
|
Headache
|
16 (1)
|
8 (1)
|
8 (3)
|
Dyspnoea
|
144 (10)
|
103 (9)
|
41 (14)
|
Chest pain
|
114 (8)
|
74 (7)
|
40 (14)
|
Palpitations
|
41 (3)
|
24 (3)
|
7 (2)
|
Abdominal pain
|
135 (9)
|
98 (9)
|
37 (13)
|
Malaise
|
274 (19)
|
200 (18)
|
74 (26)
|
Small traumatic injury
|
323 (23)
|
299 (26)
|
24 (8)
|
Syncope
|
43 (3)
|
36 (3)
|
7 (2)
|
Other
|
344 (24)
|
294 (26)
|
50 (17)
|
Treating physician (n, %)
|
ED physician
|
715 (50)
|
608 (53)
|
107 (37)
|
Internal medicine
|
221 (15)
|
141 (12)
|
80 (28)
|
Cardiology
|
117 (8)
|
85 (7)
|
32 (11)
|
Surgery
|
71 (5)
|
58 (5)
|
13 (5)
|
Neurology
|
78 (5)
|
52 (5)
|
26 (9)
|
Other specialties
|
232 (16)
|
202 (18)
|
30 (10)
|
Diagnostic tests (n, %)
|
Blood testing
|
916 (64)
|
648 (57)
|
268 (93)
|
Urine testing
|
299 (21)
|
183 (16)
|
116 (40)
|
Radiology imaging
|
686 (48)
|
468 (41)
|
218 (76)
|
Consultation of other specialty in ED (n, %)
|
366 (26)
|
214 (19)
|
152 (53)
|
Number of patients in ED at the time of ED registration, mean (SD)
|
11 (5)
|
11 (5)
|
11 (5)
|
Disposition (n, %) (1)
|
Home
|
916 (64)
|
785 (69)
|
131 (46)
|
Admission ward
|
46 (32)
|
317 (28)
|
148 (51)
|
Admission ICU/MCU
|
46 (3)
|
37 (3)
|
9 (3)
|
Otherb
|
6 (1)
|
6 (3)
|
0 (0)
|
ED LOS (min), median (IQR)
|
156 (98–225)
|
134 (87–180)
|
301 (270–357)
|