Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients who visited the ED of CMUH (N = 172101)
Variables | Variables | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean ± SD | 52.32 (20.13) | Comorbidity, No. (%) | |
Sex-female, No. (%) | 91961 (54.11%) | Diabetes mellitus | 28693 (16.67) |
Body mass index, mean ± SD | 24.43 (35.37) | Hypertension | 46255 (26.88) |
Vital signs, mean ± SD | Congestive heart failure | 1851 (1.08) | |
Respiratory rate (per min) | 20.29 (2.12) | Ischemic heart disease | 5115 (2.97) |
SBP (mmHg) | 135.21 (25.77) | End-stage renal disease | 5572 (3.24) |
DBP (mmHg) | 84.59 (17.01) | Liver cirrhosis | 2834 (1.65) |
Heart rate (bpm), | 91.86 (21.05) | COPD | 1793 (1.04) |
Shock index | 0.71 (0.35) | Malignancy | 18361 (10.67) |
Body temperature (C) | 36.96 (2.17) | Pregnancy, No. (%) | 2554 (1.48) |
Consciousness, No. (%) | Intensive ED visits, No. (%) | ||
Alert | 7173 (4.17) | Over twice in a week | 12986 (7.55) |
Non-alert | 164928 (95.83) | Over 3 times in a month | 7742 (4.50) |
Indwelling tube, No. (%) | 72-hour ED return, No. (%) | 3181 (1.87) | |
CVC | 52 (0.03) | 24-hour ED return, No. (%) | 996 (0.58) |
Endo | 721 (0.42) | System of complaints, No. (%) | |
Tracheostomy | 1133 (0.67) | Gastrointestinal-related | 48565 (28.22) |
A-line | 13 (0.01) | Neurological-related | 29124 (16.92) |
Drainage tube | 232 (0.14) | General and others | 25337 (14.72) |
Nasogastric tube | 3441 (2.02) | Cardiovascular-related | 20488 (11.90) |
FOLEY catheter | 2392 (1.41) | Respiratory-related | 14318 (8.32) |
Transferred, No. (%) | 18616 (10.82) | Urological-related | 9875 (5.74) |
Usage of ambulance, No. (%) | 21427 (12.45) | Dermatologic-related | 9081 (5.28) |
Triage, No. (%) | Musculoskeletal-related | 5735 (3.33) | |
1 | 8061 (4.68) | Ear, Nose, and Throat | 4936 (2.87) |
2 | 35050 (20.37) | Other | 4643 (2.70) |
3 | 115202 (66.94) | Disposition, No. (%) | |
4 | 12925 (7.51) | Primary outcomea | 6427 (3.73) |
5 | 863 (0.50) | Secondary admissionb | 39796 (23.12) |
Request for an ED Bed, No (%) | 30325 (17.62) | Discharge | 125878 (73.14) |
Fever, No. (%) | 32210 (18.72) |