Table 2 Clinical characteristics of elderly patients admitted following an ED visit
Week admissions N = 2114 | Weekend admissions N = 629 | |
|---|---|---|
No. of admissions per triage level ** | ||
Urgent (%) | 333 (15.8) | 126 (20.0) |
Moderate (%) | 1165 (55.1) | 372 (59.1) |
Low (%) | 603 (28.5) | 126 (20.0) |
No triage (%) | 13 (0.6) | 5 (0.8) |
ED diagnosis | ||
Aspecific complaints (%) | 631 (29.8) | 189 (30.0) |
Circulatory/respiratory (%) | 247 (11.7) | 66 (10.5) |
Infectious (%) | 189 (8.9) | 65 (10.3) |
Digestive (%) | 187 (8.8) | 67 (10.7) |
Miscellaneous (%) | 187 (8.8) | 68 (10.8) |
Neoplasm/haematological (%) | 186 (8.8) | 42 (6.7) |
Endocrine/metabolic (%) | 174 (8.2) | 36 (5.7) |
Genitourinary (%) | 146 (6.9) | 47 (7.5) |
Unknown (%) | 167 (7.9) | 49 (7.8) |
Initial vital signs, median (range) | ||
Systolic pressure (mmHg) | 138 (64–270) | 137 (50–270) |
Not measured (%) | 82 (3.9) | 16 (2.5) |
Heart rate (min−1) | 84.0 (35–180) | 84.0 (46–200) |
Not measured (%) | 404 (19.1) | 145 (23.1) |
Laboratory, median (range) | ||
No laboratory test (%) | 96 (4.5) | 25 (4.0) |
CRP (mg/L) | 36.0 (0.1–674) | 39.0 (0.1–674) |
CRP not measured (%) | 20 (0.9) | 3 (0.5) |
Leucocytes (× 103/mm3) | 9.4 (0.2–239) | 9.2 (0.2–198) |
Leucocytes not measured (%) | 11 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) |