Variable | Number of Patients n = 89 |
---|---|
Age, years | |
<40 | 70 (78.7) |
40-60 | 17 (19.1) |
>60 | 2 (2.3) |
Sex, male | 63 (70.8) |
Day of presentation | |
Sunday | 6 (6.7) |
Monday | 7 (7.9) |
Tuesday | 15 (16.9) |
Wednesday | 11 (12.4) |
Thursday | 17 (19.1) |
Friday | 16 (18.0) |
Saturday | 17 (19.1) |
Mode of arrival | |
Walk-in | 66 (74.1) |
Ambulance | 20 (22.5) |
Police | 3 (3.4) |
Time of arrival | |
0701-1600 | 45 (50.6) |
1601-2300 | 35 (39.3) |
2301-0700 | 9 (10.1) |
Mean time in the emergency department, minutes ± SD | 363 ± 294.2 |
Discharge destination | |
Admitted | 42 (47.2) |
Discharged | 23 (25.8) |
Short stay | 21 (23.6) |
Transfer to another hospital | 2 (2.3) |
Left without discharge | 1 (1.1) |
Destination of ambulance arrivals (n = 20) | |
Not admitted | 13 (65.0) |
Admitted | 7 (35.0) |
Destination of short-stay patients (n = 21) | |
Not admitted | 18 (85.7) |
Admitted | 3 (14.3) |
Length of stay if admitted, days (n = 42) | |
1 | 16 (38.1) |
2 | 8 (19.1) |
3 | 8 (19.1) |
4 | 6 (14.3) |
5 | 2 (4.8) |
6 | 0 |
7 | 1 (2.4) |
8 | 1 (2.4) |
Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise noted.