Table 1. Demographic, Presenting, and Discharge Patterns of Patients With Exertional Rhabdomyolysis at Princess Alexandra Hospital, March 2005 to December 2016
VariableNumber of Patients n = 89
Age, years
 <4070 (78.7)
 40-6017 (19.1)
 >602 (2.3)
Sex, male63 (70.8)
Day of presentation
 Sunday6 (6.7)
 Monday7 (7.9)
 Tuesday15 (16.9)
 Wednesday11 (12.4)
 Thursday17 (19.1)
 Friday16 (18.0)
 Saturday17 (19.1)
Mode of arrival
 Walk-in66 (74.1)
 Ambulance20 (22.5)
 Police3 (3.4)
Time of arrival
 0701-160045 (50.6)
 1601-230035 (39.3)
 2301-07009 (10.1)
Mean time in the emergency department, minutes ± SD363 ± 294.2
Discharge destination
 Admitted42 (47.2)
 Discharged23 (25.8)
 Short stay21 (23.6)
 Transfer to another hospital2 (2.3)
 Left without discharge1 (1.1)
Destination of ambulance arrivals (n = 20)
 Not admitted13 (65.0)
 Admitted7 (35.0)
Destination of short-stay patients (n = 21)
 Not admitted18 (85.7)
 Admitted3 (14.3)
Length of stay if admitted, days (n = 42)
 116 (38.1)
 28 (19.1)
 38 (19.1)
 46 (14.3)
 52 (4.8)
 60
 71 (2.4)
 81 (2.4)

  • Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise noted.