Table 1 Demographic characteristics of ED visits in CMUH and AUH
Variables | CMUH | AUH |
|---|---|---|
N = 44,775 | N = 16,047 | |
Age, mean ± SD | 45.65 ± 17.86 | 46.39 ± 18.21 |
Sex-female, No. (%) | 26,185 (58.48) | 8807 (54.88) |
Body mass index, mean ± SD | 23.76 ± 4.56 | 24.36 ± 4.49 |
Respiratory rate, mean ± SD | 19.88 ± 1.24 | 18.45 ± 2.27 |
SBP (mmHg), mean ± SD | 136.93 ± 23.50 | 138.33 ± 24.56 |
DBP (mmHg), mean ± SD | 86.70 ± 16.05 | 80.17 ± 15.35 |
Heart rate (bpm), mean ± SD | 89.36 ± 17.43 | 89.05 ± 18.39 |
Body temperature (℃), mean ± SD | 36.95 ± 0.80 | 37.08 ± 0.87 |
Consciousness, No. (%) | ||
Alert (6) | 44,616 (99.64) | 15,987 (99.63) |
Voice (5) | 100 (0.22) | 41 (0.26) |
Pain (4) | 41 (0.09) | 12 (0.07) |
Unresponsive (1–3) | 18 (0.04) | 7 (0.04) |
Tracheostomy, No. (%) | 8 (0.02) | 1 (0.01) |
Drainage tube, No. (%) | 16 (0.04) | 1 (0.01) |
Nasogastric tube, No. (%) | 157 (0.35) | 15 (0.09) |
FOLEY catheter, No. (%) | 209 (0.47) | 24 (0.15) |
Transferred, No. (%) | 2212 (4.94) | 515 (3.21) |
Hospitals | 418 (0.93) | 344 (2.14) |
Clinics | 1685 (3.76) | 153 (0.93) |
Nursing home | 34 (0.08) | 18 (0.11) |
Others | 75 (0.17) | 0 (0.00) |
Arrival by ambulance, No. (%) | 2364 (5.28) | 377 (2.34) |
Bed request, No (%) | 3412 (7.62) | 999 (6.22) |
Comorbidity, No. (%) | ||
Diabetes mellitus | 4963 (11.08) | 1963 (12.23) |
Hypertension | 8747 (19.54) | 3544 (24.58) |
Unknown heart disease | 3545 (7.92) | 893 (5.56) |
Congestive heart failure | 144 (0.32) | 49 (3.05) |
Ischemic heart disease | 417 (0.93) | 50 (0.31) |
End-stage renal disease | 672 (1.50) | 262 (1.63) |
Liver cirrhosis | 413 (0.92) | 143 (0.89) |
COPD | 155 (0.35) | 85 (0.52) |
Cancer | 2969 (6.63) | 600 (3.74) |
Pregnancy, No. (%) | 801 (1.79) | 173 (1.08) |
ED visits over twice in a week, No. (%) | 2930 (6.54) | 1094 (6.82) |
ED visits over 3 times in a month, No. (%) | 1634 (3.65) | 661 (4.12) |
72-h ED return, No. (%) | 1420 (3.17) | 504 (3.14) |
Common system of complaints, No. (%) | ||
Gastrointestinal-related | 15,097 (33.72) | 5199 (32.40) |
Neurological-related | 7838 (17.51) | 3186 (19.85) |
General | 5247 (11.72) | 2162 (13.47) |
Cardiovascular-related | 4278 (9.55) | 1460 (9.10) |
Urological-related | 2978 (6.65) | 1143 (7.12) |
DLOS, No. (%) | ||
≧ 4 h | 10,789 (24.1%) | 2778 (17.31) |
< 4 h | 33,986 (75.9%) | 13,269 (82.69) |