Table 1. Descriptive summary for the study period (April 2018 to March 2019), emergency department visits, ICU admission, and in-hospital deaths for acute respiratory diseases, acute coronary syndrome, acute heart failure, and stroke.
| Characteristics | Total | Acute Respiratory Disease (ICD10 code: J00-J99) | Acute Coronary Syndrome (ICD10 code: I20-I25) | Acute Heart Failure (ICD10 code: I50) | Stroke (ICD10 code: I60-69) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||||||
| ED visit | 3540 (100) | 1973 (55.7) | 470 (13.3) | 365 (10.3) | 732 (20.7) | |||||
| Median age–year (IQR) | 63 (29) | 59 (44) | 65 (15.8) | 69 (20) | 63 (21) | |||||
| Age (year) * | ||||||||||
| 18–34 | 637 (18.0) | 596 (30.2) | 1 (0.2) | 8 (2.2) | 32 (4.4) | |||||
| 35–44 | 207 (5.8) | 135 (6.8) | 18 (3.8) | 14 (3.8) | 40 (5.5) | |||||
| 45–54 | 349 (9.9) | 141 (7.2) | 59 (12.6) | 35 (9.6) | 114 (15.6) | |||||
| 55–64 | 705 (20.0) | 291 (14.8) | 140 (29.8) | 67 (18.4) | 207 (28.3) | |||||
| ≥ 65 | 1638 (46.3) | 810 (41.0) | 252 (53.6) | 241 (66.0) | 335 (45.8) | |||||
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 1824 (51.5) | 988 (50.1) | 293 (62.3) | 158 (43.3) | 385 (52.6) | |||||
| Female | 1716 (48.5) | 985 (49.9) | 177 (37.7) | 207 (56.7) | 347 (47.4) | |||||
| Disposition | ||||||||||
| Discharge | 1876 (53.0) | 1414 (71.7) | 91 (19.4) | 156 (42.7) | 215 (29.4) | |||||
| Total Admission | 1664 (47.0) | 559 (28.3) | 379 (80.6) | 209 (57.3) | 517 (70.6) | |||||
| ICU Admission | 276 (16.6) | 22 (3.9) | 218 (57.5) | 20 (9.6) | 16 (3.09) | |||||
| In-hospital death | 153 (9.2) | 75 (13.4) | 27 (7.1) | 19 (9.1) | 32 (6.2) | |||||
* Note: Age (N/A = 4; ICD10 I60-I69 = 4