Table 4 Characteristics of patients with return visits by months
From: Missing the boat: odds for the patients who leave ED without being seen
Visit month year | Total patient | Left patient | Rate of return visits in LWBS n (%) | Rate of admission in LWBS n (%) | Discharge patients | Rate of return in D/C n (%) | Rate of admission in D/C n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr-2010 | 3356 | 231 | 8(3.6) | 1(0.4) | 2176 | 13(0.59) | 1(0.04) |
May-2010 | 3656 | 319 | 10(3.1) | 3(0.9) | 2335 | 14(0.6) | 0 |
Jun-2010 | 3489 | 320 | 16(5.0) | 4(1.3) | 2322 | 15(0.64) | 1(0.04) |
Jul-2010 | 3720 | 370 | 11(3.0) | 3(0.8) | 2556 | 23(0.9) | 0 |
Aug-2010 | 3707 | 483 | 17(3.5) | 6(1.2) | 2379 | 35(1.47) | 0 |
Sep-2010 | 4085 | 916 | 48(5.3) | 20(2.2) | 2979 | 45(1.51) | 1(0.03) |
Oct-2010 | 4253 | 996 | 36(3.6) | 15(1.5) | 2933 | 43(1.46) | 3(0.10) |
Nov-2010 | 3918 | 786 | 19(2.4) | 8(1.0) | 2732 | 42(1.53) | 0 |
Dec-2010 | 3492 | 665 | 17(2.6) | 12(1.8) | 2188 | 21(0.96) | 0 |
Total | 33676 | 5086 | 181(3.6) | 77(1.5) | 2260 | 251(1.11) | 6(0.26) |