Table 6 Characteristics of study outcomes
From: EMS non-conveyance: A safe practice to decrease ED crowding or a threat to patient safety?
0–24 h, n | 0–24 h, % | 24–48 h, n | 24–48 h, % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
EMS re-contacts | 725 | 6.3 | 293 | 2.6 |
Mission priority | ||||
non-urgent | 583 | 80.4 | 222 | 75.8 |
urgent | 142 | 19.6 | 71 | 24.2 |
ended in a non-conveyance decision | 288 | 39.7 | 148 | 50.6 |
NEWS2 points | ||||
zero | 366 | 50.8 | 156 | 53.8 |
0–4 | 600 | 83.3 | 248 | 85.5 |
EMS re-contact association with initial non-conveyance mission | ||||
ICPC2 code same | 262 | 36.1 | 85 | 29.0 |
ICPC2 code different | 366 | 50.5 | 161 | 55.0 |
ICPC2 code missing | 97 | 13.4 | 47 | 16.0 |
Visit to primary health care facility | 958 | 8.3 | 286 | 2.6 |
Visit duration: median 15 min [IQR 0–20] (0–24 h) and 20 min [IQR 0–30] (24–48 h) | ||||
Primary health care visit associated with initial non-conveyance mission | ||||
ICPC2 code mapped to ICD10 code | 95 | 9.9 | 25 | 8.8 |
ICPC2 code does not map to ICD10 code | 785 | 81.7 | 237 | 83.2 |
ICPC2 code mapped to ICD10 category | 154 | 16.0 | 41 | 14.4 |
ICPC2 code does not map to ICD10 category | 726 | 75.5 | 221 | 77.5 |
ICPC2 code or ICD10 code missing | 81 | 8.4 | 23 | 8.1 |
Visit to ED | 519 | 4.4 | 86 | 0.8 |
Visit duration: 65% of visits less than 1 day | ||||
ED visit associated with initial non-conveyance mission | ||||
ICPC2 code mapped to ICD10 code | 63 | 12.1 | 10 | 11.8 |
ICPC2 code does not map to ICD10 code | 376 | 72.3 | 67 | 78.8 |
ICPC2 code mapped to ICD10 category | 85 | 16.3 | 17 | 20.0 |
ICPC2 code does not map to ICD10 category | 354 | 68.1 | 60 | 70.6 |
ICPC2 code or ICD10 code missing | 81 | 15.6 | 8 | 9.4 |
Hospitalization | 184 | 1.6 | 30 | 0.3 |
Visit duration: median 2 days [IQR 1–4.5] (0–24 h) and 1 day [IQR 1–2] (24–48 h) | ||||
Intensive care | 32 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.03 |
High dependency unit | 62 | 0.5 | 12 | 0.1 |
Hospitalization associated with initial non-conveyance mission | ||||
ICPC2 code mapped to ICD10 code | 6 | 3.3 | 5 | 16.7 |
ICPC2 code does not map to ICD10 code | 178 | 96.7 | 25 | 83.3 |
ICPC2 code mapped to ICD10 category | 16 | 8.7 | 7 | 23.3 |
ICPC2 code does not map to ICD10 category | 168 | 91.3 | 23 | 76.6 |
ICPC2 code or ICD10 code missing | 29 | 15.8 | 1 | 3.3 |