Demographics
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Age, median (IQR)
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78.3 (74.0–83.6)
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Female, N (%)
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1748 (53.1)
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Time of ED visit, N (%)
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Day 08.00 h-15.59 h
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1677 (51.0)
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Evening 16.00 h-23.59 h
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1254 (38.1)
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Night 00.00 h-07.59 h
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360 (10.9)
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Way of arrival, N (%)
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Self-referral
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654 (19.9)
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Brought in by ambulance
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1159 (35.2)
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General practitioner
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1108 (33.7)
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LUMC internal
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338 (10.3)
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Other hospital
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28 (0.9)
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Unknown
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4 (0.1)
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Presentation, N (%)
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Limb problems
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608 (18.5)
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Unwell
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598 (18.2)
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Chest pain
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346 (10.5)
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Shortness of breath
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304 (9.2)
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Abdominal pain
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214 (6.5)
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Collapsed
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168 (5.1)
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Falls
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122 (3.7)
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Wounds
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108 (3.3)
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Palpitations
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101 (3.1)
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Other
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722 (21.9)
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Consulting medical specialty, N (%)
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Surgical
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1371 (41.7)
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Non-surgical
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1920 (58.3)
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Vital signsb
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Systolic BP (mmHg), mean (sd)
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146.5 (28.3)
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Heart rate (beats/min), mean (sd)
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83.7 (21.0)
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Oxygen saturation (%), median (IQR)
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98 (3)
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Respiration rate (breaths/min), mean (sd)
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18.7 (5.5)
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Temperature (°C), mean (sd)
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36.9 (1.0)
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Pain score (NRS)b, median (IQR)
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3 (1–5)
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Laboratory results b,c
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Haemoglobin (mmol/L), mean (sd)
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8.1 (1.2)
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Thrombocytes (*109/L), mean (sd)
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229 (94)
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Leukocytes (*109/L), median (IQR)
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8.75 (6.80–11.41)
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C-reactive protein (mg/L), median (IQR)
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6.0 (0.0–30.0)
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Sodium (mmol/L), mean (sd)
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139 (4)
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Potassium (mmol/L), mean (sd)
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4.3 (0.6)
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Creatinine (μmol/L), median (IQR)
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84 (67–109)
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Urea (mmol/L), median (IQR)
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7.6 (5.9–10.2)
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Troponin T (μg/L), median (IQR)
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0.014 (0.007–0.028)
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Non fasted glucose (mmol/L), mean (sd)
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7.9 (3.3)
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