Table 2 Summaries for disposition outcomes, time to physician initial assessment and length of stay in Emergency Departments for all adults presenting with asthma by Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale groups
Outcome | All (n = 17,724) | High Acuity (CTAS 1/2) (n = 4,468) | Moderate Acuity (CTAS 3) (n = 9,379) | Low Acuity (CTAS 4/5) (n = 3,877) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Disposition, n (%) | ||||
Discharged | 15,755 (88.9) | 3,378 (75.6) | 8,634 (92.1) | 3,743 (96.5) |
Admitted | 1,376 (7.8) | 912 (20.4) | 425 (4.5) | 39 (1.0) |
Transferred | 110 (0.6) | 72 (1.6) | 36 (0.4) | 2 (0.1) |
Left without completion of care | 477 (2.7) | 101 (2.3) | 284 (3.0) | 92 (2.4) |
PIA | ||||
Median [IQR] | 1h6m [32 m,2h4m] | 36 m [18 m,1h17m] | 1h19m [40 m,2h17m] | 1h16m [39 m,2h13m] |
Missing | 1,345 | 275 | 652 | 418 |
ED LOS | ||||
Median [IQR] | 3h26m[2h13m,5h16m] | 4h17m[2h44m,7h25m] | 3h26m[2h16m,5h2m] | 2h39m[1h36m,4h1m] |
Missing | 4,271 | 928 | 2,221 | 1,122 |
ED LOS for Discharged | ||||
Median [IQR] | 3h7m[2h2m,4h35m] | 3h24m[2h23m,5h2m] | 3h14m[2h10m,4h42m] | 2h31m[1h32m,3h53m] |
Missing | 3,008 | 662 | 1,601 | 745 |
ED LOS for Admitted | ||||
Median [IQR] | 12h27m[7h17m,21h42m] | 13h2m[7h14m,21h36m] | 11h42m[7h24m,21h55m] | 10h27m[7h35m,21h39m] |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |