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Table 2 Comparison of general ER population during study period with hospitalized and included patients

From: Diagnostic error increases mortality and length of hospital stay in patients presenting through the emergency room

 

Total

Hospitalized

Hospitalized to IM

Included

Number of patients

14,187

4199

894

755

Female (n [%])

6197 (43.7%)

1684 (40.1%)

425 (47.5%)

322 (42.7%)

Age (years; mean [SD])

48.98 (20.36)

60.63 (18.96)

66.17 (18.08)

65.14 (18.4)

Via resuscitation bay (n [%])

1441 (10.2%)

982 (23.4%)

94 (10.5%)

81 (10.8%)

Triage category (n [%])

See immediately

1068 (7.5%)

740 (17.6%)

43 (4.8%)

43 (5.7%)

See within 20 min

3273 (23.1%)

1476 (35.2%)

361 (40.4%)

316 (41.9%)

See within 120 min

8386 (59.1%)

1745 (41.6%)

448 (50.1%)

367 (48.6%)

See today

924 (6.5%)

152 (3.6%)

29 (3.2%)

23 (3.0%)

Non-urgent

540 (3.8%)

86 (2.0%)

13 (1.5%)

6 (0.8%)

  1. All percentages refer to number of patients within column; ER: emergency room; IM: internal medicine