Table 1 Basic demographic characteristics of patients
From: Missing the boat: odds for the patients who leave ED without being seen
| Â | Seen by physician (N=33676) | Left without being seen (N=5086) | P- value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n (%) | n (%) | Â |
Sex | |||
Male | 18232 (54.1) | 2634 (51.8) | 0.031 |
Female | 15444 (45.9) | 2452 (48.2) | Â |
Age | Â | ||
<14yrs | 9816 (29.1) | 933 (18.3) | <0.001 |
14-20yrs | 1824 (5.4) | 311 (6.1) | Â |
20-40yrs | 8812 (26.2) | 1791 (35.2) | Â |
40-60yrs | 7091 (21.1) | 1205 (23.7) | Â |
60-80yrs | 5319 (15.8) | 722 (14.2) | Â |
80yrs and above | 814 (2.4) | 125 (2.5) | Â |
Triage | Â | ||
P1 & P2 | 6850 (20.3) | 90 (1.8) | <0.001 |
P3 | 23564(70.0) | 4409(86.7) | Â |
P4 | 3262 (9.7) | 587(11.5) | Â |
Diversion Status | Â | ||
Off Diversion | 23441 (69.6) | 2558 (50.3) | <0.001 |
On Diversion | 10235 (30.4) | 2528 (49.7) | Â |
Months | Â | ||
April | 3356 (10.0) | 231 (4.5) | <0.001 |
May | 3656 (10.9) | 319 (6.3) | Â |
June | 3489 (10.4) | 320 (6.3) | Â |
July | 3720 (11.0) | 370 (7.3) | Â |
August | 3707 (11.0) | 483 (9.5) | Â |
September | 4085 (12.1) | 916 (18.0) | Â |
October | 4253 (12.6) | 996 (19.6) | Â |
November | 3918 (11.6) | 786 (15.5) | Â |
December | 3492 (10.4) | 665 (13.1) | Â |
Weekdays | Â | ||
Saturday | 5057 (15.0) | 644 (12.7) | <0.001 |
Sunday | 5203 (15.4) | 955 (18.8) | Â |
Monday | 4768 (14.2) | 753 (14.8) | Â |
Tuesday | 4655 (13.8) | 693 (13.6) | Â |
Wednesday | 4584 (13.6) | 661 (13.0) | Â |
Thursday | 4588 (13.6) | 711 (14.0) | Â |
Friday | 4821 (14.3) | 669 (13.2) | Â |
Waiting time (min) | Â | ||
0-30 | 24035 (71.4) | 502 (9.9) | <0.001 |
31-60 | 2485 (7.4) | 597 (11.7) | Â |
61-120 | 2832 (8.4) | 1327 (26.1) | Â |
121-180 | 1502 (4.5) | 998 (19.6) | Â |
>180 | 2822 (8.4) | 1662 (32.7) | Â |
Shift | Â | ||
7am - 3pm | 11442 (34.0) | 514 (10.1) | <0.001 |
3pm - 11 pm | 12727 (37.8) | 2145 (42.2) | Â |
11pm-7am | 9507 (28.2) | 2427 (47.7) | Â |