Table 2.

Association between the number of URVs per patient and per category of reasons for URVs

	Number of URVs per patient
	1	2	≥ 3	Total
Number of patients, n (%)	176 (79.2)	39 (17.6)	7 (3.2)	222
Total number of URVs, n (%)	176 (63.1)	78 (28.0)	25 (9.0)	279
Category reasons for URV:
Patient-related, n (%)	22 (12.5)	10 (12.8)	6 (24.0)	38
Illness-related, n (%)	72 (40.9)	36 (46.2)	18 (72.0)	126
New complaint, n (%)	67 (38.0)	24 (30.8)	1 (4.0)	92
Other, n (%)	15 (8.5)	8 (10.3)	0 (0.0)	23

ED Emergency department, n number, URV Unplanned emergency department return visit