Table 1 Patients’ accesses characteristics
2022 (N = 2,754,968) | Jan-June 2023 (N = 1,396,054) | |
|---|---|---|
Triage code | ||
Non-urgent (white) | 191,312 (6.9%) | 99,219 (7.1%) |
Minor or deferrable urgency (green) | 1,938,458 (70.4%) | 978,685 (70.1%) |
Very urgent (yellow) | 560,715 (20.4%) | 288,287 (20.7%) |
Immediate emergency (red) | 64,483 (2.3%) | 29,863 (2.1%) |
Hospital complexity level | ||
S-ED | 613,416 (22.3%) | 298,527 (21.4%) |
DEA-I | 1,433,472 (52.0%) | 724,246 (51.9%) |
DEA-II | 708,080 (25.7%) | 298,527 (21.4%) |
Day of arrival | ||
Weekday | 1,999,335 (72.6%) | 1,015,947 (72.8%) |
Weekend | 755,633 (27.4%) | 380,107 (27.2%) |
Hour of arrival | ||
Morning (8:00 - 14:59) | 1,268,063 (46.0%) | 649,130 (46.5%) |
Afternoon (15:00 - 21:59) | 966,040 (35.1%) | 492,030 (35.2%) |
Night (22:00 - 7:59) | 520,865 (18.9%) | 254,894 (18.3%) |
Time between triage and first physician assessment (minutes) | ||
Overall—median (Q1 – Q3) | 39.7 (13.0 – 104.6) | 38.0 (12.4–102.0) |
White codes—median (Q1 – Q3) | 55.0 (16.4 – 130.5) | 53.8 (15.6–127.4) |
Green codes—median (Q1 – Q3) | 49.1 (16.2 – 122.0) | 47.0 (15.0–118.0) |
Yellow codes -median (Q1 – Q3) | 22.9 (10.3 – 52.0) | 22.0 (9.8–53.0) |
Red codes—median (Q1 – Q3) | 6.4 (2.7 – 13.0) | 6.1 (2.3–13.5) |
Time between first physician assessment and discharge (hours) | ||
Overall—median (Q1 – Q3) | 1.8 (0.5 – 4.1) | 1.7 (0.5–3.9) |
White codes—median (Q1 – Q3) | 0.4 (0.1 – 1.5) | 0.4 (0.1–1.5) |
Green codes—median (Q1 – Q3) | 1.4 (0.3 – 3.1) | 1.5 (0.4–3.1) |
Yellow codes—median (Q1 – Q3) | 4.2 (2.1 – 9.8) | 3.7 (1.8–8.6) |
Red codes—median (Q1 – Q3) | 4.7 (2.0 – 15.6) | 4.2 (1.6–15.4) |
Total LOS (hours) | ||
Overall—median (Q1 – Q3) | 3.1 (1.6 – 6.0) | 3.0 (1.5–5.7) |
White codes—median (Q1 – Q3) | 2.0 (1.0 – 3.7) | 1.9 (1.0–3.5) |
Green codes—median (Q1 – Q3) | 2.8 (1.4 – 5.3) | 2.8 (1.4–5.2) |
Yellow codes—median (Q1 – Q3) | 5.0 (2.7 – 10.7) | 4.5 (2.5–9.5) |
Red codes—median (Q1 – Q3) | 4.9 (2.2 – 15.8) | 4.6 (2.0–15.6) |