TABLE 2.
Reason for ED presentation and speciality of admission
| Reason for ED presentation (%) | Admitting team (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdominal pain | 15 (14) | Emergency medicine a | 49 (45) |
| Sepsis | 14 (13) | General medicine | 10 (9) |
| Chest pain | 13 (12) | Surgery | 7 (7) |
| Neurological symptoms | 10 (9) | Cardiology | 7 (7) |
| Shortness of breath | 8 (7) | Gastroenterology | 7 (7) |
| Mental illness | 7 (7) | Neurology | 6 (6) |
| Musculoskeletal injury | 7 (7) | Psychiatry | 5 (5) |
| Syncope | 6 (6) | Respiratory medicine | 5 (5) |
| Abnormal laboratory results | 6 (6) | Haematology | 3 (3) |
| Trauma | 5 (5) | Gynaecology | 1 (1) |
| Dizziness | 3 (3) | Other internal medicine | 8 (7) |
| Gastrointestinal bleeding | 2 (2) | ||
| Abnormal liver function | 1 (1) | ||
| Other | 11 (10) | ||
a
Patients discharged from the emergency department.