Table 2 Admission data for DAMA patients’ visit to the ED (n = 413) at King Hamad University Hospital
From: Discharge against medical advice from the emergency department in a university hospital
Variable | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Mode of Arrival | |
Self | 351 (85%) |
Ambulance | 48 (11.6%) |
Other | 14 (3.4%) |
Day of Visit | |
Sunday | 44 (10.7%) |
Monday | 53 (12.8%) |
Tuesday | 45 (10.9%) |
Wednesday | 74 (17.9%) |
Thursday | 73 (17.7%) |
Friday | 63 (15.3%) |
Saturday | 61 (14.8%) |
Triage Level | |
Level 1 (Red) | 0 (0) |
Level 2 (Orange) | 23 (5.5%) |
Level 3 (Yellow) | 362 (87.7%) |
Level 4 (Green) | 28 (6.8%) |
Level 5 (Blue) | 0 (0) |
Frequency of DAMA Before | |
Never | 343 (83.1%) |
Once | 36 (8.7%) |
A Few Times | 28 (6.8%) |
Many Times | 6 (1.4%) |
Times of Presentation to ED | |
00:00–06:00 | 111 (26.9%) |
06:01–12:00 | 68 (16.5%) |
12:01–18:00 | 119 (28.8%) |
18:01–00:00 | 115 (27.8%) |
Consulted Specialty in the ED | |
Emergency Medicine | 224 (54.2%) |
Internal Medicine | 72 (17.4%) |
Obstetrics & Gynecology | 45 (10.9%) |
General Surgery | 40 (9.7%) |
ENT | 13 (3.1%) |
Orthopedics | 12 (2.9%) |
Ophthalmology | 3 (0.7%) |
Cardiology | 2 (0.5%) |
Urology | 1 (0.2%) |
Maxillofacial | 1 (0.2%) |