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Table 1 Characteristics of LTC residents

From: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on transfers between long-term care and emergency departments across Alberta

  

2019–2020

2020–2021

Mar 5/19 -

May 3/19

Nov 1/19 -

Feb 1/20

Mar 5/20 -

May 3/20

(Wave 1)

Nov 1/20 - Feb 1/21

(Wave 2)

Mar 15/21 -

Jun 1/21

(Wave 3)

Sept 1/21 -

Nov 15/21

(Wave 4)

Total ED visits

 

7296

9945

4079

6192

5145

3384

Sex

Male

3271

4616

1913

3005

2473

1547

 

Female

4025

5329

2166

3187

2672

1837

Mean Age

 

79

79

78

79

79

78

Number of Hospital Admissions

 

3652

5298

2433

3772

3120

2036

CTAS scores

1

190

281

165

298

227

181

 

2

1566

2236

944

1628

1336

953

 

3

3444

4635

1957

2863

2462

1621

 

4

1505

1975

735

1020

804

451

 

5

361

517

156

203

188

107

  1. ED: emergency department; CTAS: Canadian Triage Acuity Scale