Table 1.
Number of urgent evaluations at the emergency department (ED) of OPBG from 2011 to 2022.
| Year | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022* | Mean (SD)** | Total 2011–2022 | p-value (χ2 test) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (N) | 47,496 | 52,916 | 53,015 | 56,061 | 56,546 | 56,302 | 57,321 | 56,371 | 58,609 | 43,945 | 43,963 | 23,614 | 50,513 (SD 9,897) | 606,159 | N/A |
| CPC (N, % of Total) | 155 (0.33%) | 239 (0.45%) | 237 (0.45%) | 451 (0.80%) | 541 (0.96%) | 614 (1.1%) | 715 (1.3%) | 851 (1.5%) | 1,059 (1.8%) | 927 (2.1%) | 1,824 (4.2%) | 784 (3.3%) | 692 (SD 478) | 8,397 (1.4%) | P < 0.001 (4,684) |
| CPC for SA (N, % of CPC) | 6 (3.9%) | 6 (2.5%) | 12 (1.9%) | 25 (5.5%) | 34 (6.3%) | 53 (8.6%) | 56 (7.8%) | 72 (8.5%) | 52 (4.9%) | 60 (6.5%) | 200 (11%) | 59 (7.5%) | 52.4 (SD 54.1) | 635 (7.6%) | p < 0.001 (62.3) |
| CPC for SI (N, % of CPC) | 4 (2.6%) | 1 (0.4%) | 5 (2.1%) | 14 (3.1%) | 38 (7.0%) | 45 (7.3%) | 94 (13%) | 68 (8.0%) | 85 (8.0%) | 124 (13%) | 127 (7.0%) | 82 (11%) | 55.0 (SD 47.6) | 687 (8.2%) | p < 0.001 (120) |
Total, number of urgent evaluations in the ED by year; CPC, child psychiatric consultations, number of urgent psychiatric evaluations in the ED by year and percentage of the total urgent evaluations by year; CPC for SA, number of urgent psychiatric evaluations in the ED requested for a suicide attempt and percentage of the total psychiatric evaluations by year; CPC for SI, number of urgent psychiatric evaluations in the ED requested for a suicidal ideation and percentage of the total psychiatric evaluations by year.
*Data for the year 2022 are available from 1 January to 31 May.
**Mean (SD) are calculated from January 2011 to December 2021.
ED, emergency department; SA, suicidal attempt; SI, suicidal ideation.