|
Median Age (IQR)
|
73 (59–83)
|
|---|
|
Male
|
673,102 (50.4)
|
|
Charlson score
|
|
0
|
852,794 (63.9)
|
|
1
|
226,960 (17.0)
|
|
2
|
139,624 (10.5)
|
|
3
|
59,522 (4.5)
|
|
4
|
17,885 (1.3)
|
|
≥ 5
|
38,594 (2.9)
|
|
Median In-hospital length of stay [days (IQR)]
|
5 (3–11)
|
|
Transfer from another acute care facility to ED
|
35,290 (2.6)
|
|
In-hospital deaths
|
118,649 (8.9)
|
|
Hospital peer-groups
|
|
Teaching
|
326,585 (24.5)
|
|
Community - Large
|
583,776 (43.7)
|
|
Community - Medium
|
280,549 (21.0)
|
|
Community - Small
|
144,469 (10.8)
|
|
Provinceb
|
|
Ontario
|
542,335 (40.6)
|
|
Québec
|
210,914 (15.8)
|
|
British Columbia
|
195,956 (14.7)
|
|
Alberta
|
140,809 (10.5)
|
|
Saskatchewan
|
59,019 (4.4)
|
|
Manitoba
|
55,921 (4.2)
|
|
New Brunswick
|
44,236 (3.3)
|
|
Nova Scotia
|
44,001 (3.3)
|
|
Newfoundland and Labrador
|
30,277 (2.7)
|
|
Prince Edward Island
|
7661 (0.6)
|
|
Territories
|
4250 (0.3)
|
- *All data are presented as number and percentage [n (%)] unless otherwise indicated
- aCohort composed of patients admitted with one of 37 emergency-sensitive Diagnosis Groups for whom ED care may reduce in-hospital mortality, as identified with a multidisciplinary panel (Berthelot et al. 2014)
- bData from fiscal years 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2011–12, except Québec (2009–10 and 2010–11)
