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Table 2 Percentages of LWBS in patient groups

From: Missing the boat: odds for the patients who leave ED without being seen

 

N

n

Percentage of LWBS

95% CI

Sex

Male

20940

2634

12.58

(12.14, 13.03)

Female

17838

2452

13.75

(13.25, 14.26)

Age

< 14 yrs

11015

933

8.47

(7.95, 8.99)

14-<20yrs

2119

311

14.67

(13.23, 16.25)

20-<40yrs

10389

1791

17.24

(16.53, 17.98)

40-<60yrs

8235

1205

14.63

(13.89, 15.41)

60-<80yrs

6082

722

11.87

(11.08, 12.71)

80yrs & above

939

125

13.3

(11.29, 15.64)

Triage

P1 & P2

6942

90

1.3

(1.06, 1.59)

P3

27984

4409

15.76

(15.33, 16.19)

P4

3852

587

15.24

(14.14, 16.41)

Diversion Status

Off Diversion

26031

2558

9.83

(9.47, 10.19)

On Diversion

12747

2528

19.83

(19.15, 20.53)

Months

April

3590

231

6.43

(5.68, 7.28)

May

3976

319

8.02

(7.22, 8.91)

June

3810

320

8.4

(7.56, 9.32)

July

4091

370

9.04

(8.2, 9.96)

August

4191

483

11.52

(10.59, 12.53)

September

5002

916

18.31

(17.27, 19.41)

October

5251

996

18.97

(17.93, 20.05)

November

4706

786

16.7

(15.66, 17.79)

December

4158

665

15.99

(14.91, 17.14)

Weekdays

Saturday

5704

644

11.29

(10.49, 12.14)

Sunday

6160

955

15.5

(14.62, 16.43)

Monday

5524

753

13.63

(12.75, 14.56)

Tuesday

5350

693

12.95

(12.08, 13.88)

Wednesday

5247

661

12.6

(11.73, 13.52)

Thursday

5301

711

13.41

(12.52, 14.36)

Friday

5492

669

12.18

(11.34, 13.07)

Waiting time (Min)

0-30 min.

24353

502

2.06

(1.89, 2.25)

31-60 min.

3097

597

19.28

(17.93, 20.7)

> 61 min.

11327

3987

35.20

(34.32, 36.08)

Shift

7am - 3pm

11885

514

4.32

(3.97, 4.71)

3pm - 11pm

14891

2145

14.4

(13.85, 14.98)

11pm - 7am

12002

2427

20.22

(19.51, 20.95)