Factors | Unfavorable outcomes (n = 75) | Favorable outcomes (n = 876) | Total (n = 951) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age, y, median (IQR) | 51 (29,65.5) | 42 (28,60) | 43 (28,61) | 0.134 |
Sex | 0.051 | |||
Male | 36 (48) | 315 (36) | 351 (36.9) | |
Female | 39 (52) | 561 (64) | 600 (63.1) | |
Comorbidities | 0.122 | |||
Present | 44 (58.7) | 426 (48.6) | 470 (49.4) | |
Absent | 31 (41.3) | 450 (51.4) | 481 (50.6) | |
Hypertension | 14 (18.7) | 137 (15.6) | 151 (15.9) | 0.600 |
Gastrointestinal disease | 14 (18.7) | 90 (10.3) | 104 (10.9) | 0.041 |
Diabetes mellitus | 8 (10.7) | 64 (7.3) | 72 (7.6) | 0.407 |
Cardiovascular disease | 2 (2.7) | 35 (4) | 37 (3.9) | 0.762 |
Chronic heart disease | 2 (2.7) | 4 (0.5) | 6 (0.6) | 0.075 |
Chronic pulmonary disease | 2 (2.7) | 19 (2.2) | 21 (2.2) | 0.678 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 2 (2.7) | 27 (3.1) | 29 (3) | 1.000 |
Chronic renal failure | 5 (6.7) | 25 (2.9) | 30 (3.2) | 0.080 |
Others | 28 (37.3) | 284 (32.4) | 312 (32.8) | 0.458 |
History of abdominal surgery | 0.957 | |||
Yes | 9 (12) | 97 (11.1) | 106 (11.1) | |
No | 66 (88) | 779 (88.9) | 845 (88.9) | |
Triage levels | < 0.001 | |||
ESI 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
ESI 2 | 12 (16) | 32 (3.7) | 44 (4.6) | |
ESI 3 | 48 (64) | 411 (46.9) | 459 (48.3) | |
ESI 4 | 14 (18.7) | 402 (45.9) | 416 (43.7) | |
ESI 5 | 1 (1.3) | 31 (3.5) | 32 (3.4) | |
Time from onset of symptoms to ED visit (h), median (IQR) | 22 (6.5–24) | 10 (4,39) | 12 (4–30) | 0.145 |
EDLOS (h), median (IQR) | 5.25 (4.3–6.6) | 2.55 (1.68–3.7) | 2.6 (1.75–4.05) | < 0.001 |
Hospital LOS (days), median (IQR) | 4.4 (2.5–7.1) | 3.1 (1.2–5.1) | 3.8 (2–6) | 0.004 |
ED dispositions | ||||
EDOU | 1 (1.3) | 14 (1.6) | 15 (1.6) | 1.000 |
Admission to ward | 64 (85.3) | 46 (5.3) | 110 (11.6) | < 0.001 |
Admission to ICU | 7 (9.3) | 0 (0) | 7 (0.7) | < 0.001 |
Discharge | 0 (0) | 812 (92.7) | 812 (85.4) | < 0.001 |
Referred | 2 (2.7) | 5 (0.6) | 7 (0.7) | 0.099 |
Dead at the ED | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) | 0.079 |
Hospital discharge status | < 0.001 | |||
Survived | 71 (94.7) | 876 (100) | 947 (99.6) | |
Dead | 4 (5.3) | 0 (0) | 4 (0.4) | |
Consultation needed | 75 (100) | 77 (8.8) | 152 (16) | < 0.001 |
Specialty | 0.042 | |||
Internal medicine | 8 (16.3) | 11 (19.6) | 19 (18.1) | |
Surgical | 35 (71.4) | 27 (48.2) | 62 (59) | |
Gynecological | 6 (12.2) | 17 (30.4) | 23 (21.9) | |
Psychiatry | 0 (0) | 1 (1.8) | 1 (1) |