Table 2 ED-LOS, ED resource utilisation, hospitalisation and in-hospital mortality per MTS category in older patients
| Â | MTS category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Red (n = 61) | Orange (n = 1063) | Yellow (n = 3165) | Green (n = 2819) | |
Median ED-LOS in minutes (IQR)** | 105 (59–139) | 139 (104–179) | 147 (109–189) | 120 (75–168) |
Number of diagnostic tests** | ||||
 - mean (SD) | 3.1 (2.1) | 3.7 (1.8) | 2.5 (1.7) | 1.3 (1.3) |
 - none (%) | 11 (18.0%) | 30 (2.8%) | 345 (10.9%) | 952 (33.8%) |
Number of medical procedures** | ||||
 - mean (SD) | 3.4 (1.7) | 1.5 (1.1) | 1.5 (1.1) | 0.9 (0.9) |
 - none (%) | 6 (9.8%) | 44 (4.1%) | 643 (20.3%) | 1166 (41.4%) |
Medication administered at the ED** | 40 (65.6%) | 699 (65.8%) | 1518 (48.1%) | 735 (26.1%) |
> 1 specialty consultations at ED** | 8 (13.1%) | 225 (21.2%) | 553 (17.5%) | 234 (8.3%) |
Disposition | ||||
 - Discharge home (%) | – | 29 (2.7%) | 307 (9.7%) | 589 (20.9%) |
 - Discharge home + follow-up (%) | – | 54 (5.1%) | 613 (19.4%) | 1278 (45.3%) |
 - Admission acute medical unit (%) | 6 (9.8%) | 663 (62.4%) | 1883 (59.5%) | 874 (31.0%) |
 - Admission high care unit (%) | 35 (57.4%) | 228 (21.4%) | 211 (6.7%) | 19 (0.7%) |
 - Admission other hospital ward (%) | 9 (14.8%) | 87 (8.2%) | 150 (4.7%) | 58 (2.1%) |
 - LWBS (%) | – | – | – | 1 (0.0%) |
 - Died in ED (%) | 11 (18.0%) | 2 (0.2%) | 1 (0.0%) | – |
In-hospital mortality# (%) | 17 (34.0%) | 132 (12.5%) | 122 (3.9%) | 47 (1.7%) |