Table 1 Patient characteristics and distribution according to triage level
Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Females | 77,049 (47.6) |
Males | 84,982 (52.4) |
Age groups by years | |
< 18 | 10,214 (6.3) |
18–65 | 83,646 (51.6) |
> 65 | 68,174 (42.1) |
Triage level | |
1—emergency | 16,433 (10.1) |
2—very urgent | 26,824 (16.6) |
3—urgent | 59,413 (36.7) |
4—not urgent | 57,280 (35.4) |
5—can wait | 2072 (1.3) |
Diagnosis | |
Medical | 93,130 (57.5) |
Surgical | 68,389 (42.2) |
Missing | 515 (0.3) |
Outcome | |
Discharged from ED | 29,731 (18.3) |
Transfer to ICU or surgery | 6932 (4.3) |
Severe illness* | 7499 (4.5) |
24 h mortality | 799 (0.5) |
7 days mortality | 2312 (1.4) |
30 days mortality | 5393 (3.3) |