Table 3 Characteristics of ED patients admitted to the ED vs. redirected patients in the post-intervention period

Patients, n

121,856

112,310

9,546

Demographics

Sex ratio (F/M)

0.8

0.8

1

< 0.001

Age, median [Q1;Q3] (years)

51 [33;71]

52 [34;72]

39 [24;55]

< 0.001

Age category, n (%) < 18

6,120 (5)

4,962 (4)

1,158 (12)

< 0.001

 [18–50[

53,283 (44)

47,928 (43)

5,355 (56)

< 0.001

 [50–75[

38,118 (31)

35,742 (32)

2,376 (25)

< 0.001

 [75–85[

13,898 (11)

13,436 (12)

462 (5)

< 0.001

 ≥ 85

10,437 (9)

10,242 (9)

195 (2)

< 0.001

Attached to GP, n (%)

59,653 (49)

55,527 (50)

4,126 (43)

< 0.001

Triage setting, n (%)

Triage category 1

1,597 (1)

1,597 (1)

0 (0)

< 0.001

 2

27,569 (23)

27,490 (25)

79 (1)

< 0.001

 3

47,069 (39)

45,515 (41)

1,554 (16)

< 0.001

 4

31,721 (26)

27,419 (24)

4,302 (45)

< 0.001

 5

13,900 (11)

10,289 (9)

3,611 (38)

< 0.001

Delays, Mean (standard deviation) / Median [Q1;Q3] (min)

Length-of-triage

6 [4;8]

6 [4;8]

7 [5;10]

< 0.001

Length-of-stay

359 [189;665]

387 [223;718]

15 [8;85]

< 0.001