Table 1 Comparison of demographics characteristics and outcome of patients between ambulance and non-ambulance groups
From: Ambulance use in Pakistan: an analysis of surveillance data from emergency departments in Pakistan
Patient characteristics | Ambulance (n = 10546, 4.1%) | Non-ambulance (n = 249832, 95.9%) | p-value | Total (n = 260,378) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n(%) | ||
Age in years (mean ± SD) | 38 ± 18.4 | 32.8 ± 14.9 | < 0.001 | 33.1 ± 15.3 |
Gender (n = 257,684) | < 0.001 | |||
Male | 6578 (63.4) | 150,085 (60.7) | 156,663 (60.8) | |
Female | 3795 (36.6) | 97,226 (39.3) | 101,021 (39.2) | |
Age groups (n = 250,034) | ||||
< 5 years | 122 (1.2) | 3793 (1.6) | < 0.001 | 3915 (1.6) |
5 - 12 years | 335 (3.3) | 10,057 (4.2) | 10,392 (4.2) | |
13 - 18 years | 747 (7.4) | 22,053 (9.2) | 22,800 (9.1) | |
19 - 25 years | 1761 (17.5) | 52,490 (21.9) | 54,251 (21.7) | |
26 - 45 years | 4224 (41.9) | 109,410 (45.6) | 113,634 (45.4) | |
>45 years | 2896 (28.7) | 42,146 (17.6) | 45,042 (18) | |
Hospital type (n = 260,378) | 0.347 | |||
Public | 9883 (93.7) | 234,683 (93.9) | 244,566 (93.9) | |
Private | 663 (6.3) | 15,149 (6.1) | 15,812 (6.1) | |
Presenting complaint group* (n = 230,163) | < 0.001 | |||
Non-injury | 7262 (82.8) | 247,476 (111.8) | 254,738 (110.7) | |
Injuries | 5187 (59.1) | 50,589 (22.9) | 55,776 (24.2) | |
Disposition (n = 185,370) | < 0.001 | |||
Discharged from ED | 5025 (59) | 143,891 (81.4) | 148,916 (80.3) | |
Admitted | 2891 (33.6) | 26410 (14.9) | 29,301 (15.8) | |
Death in ED | 341 (4) | 1468 (0.8) | 1809 (1.0) | |
Others** | 266 (3.1) | 5078 (2.9) | 5344 (2.9) |