Table 2 Comparison of single- and multiple-admission patients (primary endpoints)
From: “Analysis of readmissions to the emergency department among patients presenting with abdominal pain”
Admissions to the ED: | p | OR | 95% CI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Single admission patients | Multiple admission patients | ||||||
n | % | n | % | ||||
Number of patients | 827 | 89.12 | 101 | 10.88 | |||
Age - years (IQR) | 42 | (26–62) | 50 | (32–65) | 0.0336 | ||
Sex | |||||||
Females | 511 | 61.79 | 60 | 59.41 | 0.6430 | ||
Males | 316 | 38.21 | 41 | 40.59 | |||
Number of visits | |||||||
1 | 827 | 100 | – | – | |||
2 | – | – | 85 | 84.16 | |||
3 | – | – | 12 | 11.88 | |||
4 | – | – | 3 | 2,97 | |||
5 | – | – | 1 | 0.99 | |||
Patients admitted to hospital | 210 | 27.81 | 65 | 64.35 | < 0.001 | 5.31 | 3.43–8.21 |
Patients admitted to surgical ward | 84 | 10.45 | 40 | 39.60 | 0.0027 | 2.40 | 1.36–4.25 |
Patients admitted to non-invasive treatment ward | 126 | 14.33 | 25 | 24.75 | 0.0156 | 1.83 | 1.12–2.99 |