Table 2. Characteristics of the ED visits.
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2019 | 2020 | Abs. difference (N) | Rel. difference (%) | Missings | p-value | ||||
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| Abs. | Rel. (%) | Abs. | Rel. (%) | N | % | |||||
| Sex | Male | 85,636 | 52.2 | 69,526 | 52.7 | -16,110 | -18.8 | 101 | 0.0% | <0.001 |
| Female | 78,396 | 47.8 | 62,139 | 47.3 | -16,257 | -20.7 | ||||
| Age | Mean (years) | 48.1 | 50.8 | - | - | none | <0.001 | |||
| Age category | ≤ 17 years | 25,636 | 15.6 | 18,353 | 13.9 | -7,283 | -28.4 | none | <0.001 | |
| 18–69 years | 95,792 | 58.4 | 75,693 | 57.5 | -20,099 | -21.0 | ||||
| ≥ 70 years | 42,658 | 26.0 | 37,666 | 28.6 | -4,992 | -11.7 | ||||
| MTS category | Blue | 2,609 | 1.7 | 2,568 | 2.0 | -41 | -1.6 | 17,073 | 5.8% | <0.001 |
| Green | 52,174 | 34.1 | 40,476 | 32.2 | -11,698 | -22.4 | ||||
| Yellow | 68,774 | 44.9 | 57,285 | 45.6 | -11,489 | -16.7 | ||||
| Orange | 27,610 | 18.0 | 23,321 | 18.6 | -4,289 | -15.5 | ||||
| Red | 2,000 | 1.3 | 1,908 | 1.5 | -92 | -4.6 | ||||
| Transportation | Own | 115,905 | 72.3 | 85,674 | 67.2 | -30,231 | -26.1 | 8,068 | 2.7% | <0.001 |
| Ambulance | 44,305 | 27.7 | 41,846 | 32.8 | -2,459 | -5.6 | ||||
| Referral | Self | 70,224 | 43.0 | 54,409 | 41.6 | -15,815 | -22.5 | 1,785 | 0.6% | <0.001 |
| GP | 82,906 | 50.7 | 67,157 | 51.4 | -15,749 | -19.0 | ||||
| Specialist | 10,233 | 6.3 | 9,084 | 7.0 | -1,149 | -11.2 | ||||
| Disposition | Left on own accord | 151 | 0.1 | 104 | 0.1 | -47 | -31.1 | 1,077 | 0.4% | <0.001 |
| Home | 71,077 | 43.4 | 54,292 | 41.4 | -16,785 | -23.6 | ||||
| Admissions | 59,562 | 35.5 | 54,700 | 41.0 | -4,862 | -8.2 | ||||
| • CU/MCU | 166 | 0.1 | 141 | 0.1 | -25 | -15.1 | ||||
| • ICU | 1,378 | 0.8 | 855 | 0.7 | -523 | -38.0 | ||||
| Deceased* | 2,462 | 1.5 | 447 | 0.3 | -2,015 | -81.8 | ||||
| Transfer | 3,019 | 1.8 | 1,817 | 1.4 | -1,202 | -39.8 | ||||
| Outpatient Clinic | 22,692 | 13.9 | 18,205 | 13.9 | -4,487 | -19.8 | ||||
| GP | 4,695 | 2.9 | 1,498 | 1.1 | -3,197 | -68.1 | ||||
| Medical specialty | Surgery | 41,560 | 39.6 | 33,157 | 38.5 | -8,403 | -20.2 | 104,803 | 35.4% | <0.001 |
| Internal Medicine | 32,826 | 31.3 | 28,881 | 33.5 | -3,945 | -12.0 | ||||
| Cardiology | 4,628 | 4.4 | 3,670 | 4.3 | -958 | -20.7 | ||||
| Neurology | 11,595 | 11.1 | 9,856 | 11.4 | -1,739 | -15.0 | ||||
| Other surgical | 5,322 | 5.1 | 4,368 | 5.1 | -954 | -17.9 | ||||
| Paediatrics | 7,684 | 7.3 | 5,057 | 5.9 | -2,627 | -34.2 | ||||
| Others^ | 1,260 | 1.2 | 1,131 | 1.3 | -129 | -10.2 | ||||
GP = general practitioner/family doctor, MTS = Manchester Triage System, CCU = Cardiac Care Unit, MCU = Medium Care Unit, ICU = Intensive Care Unit.
* Deceased during ED visit.
^ Gynaecology, Intensive Care, Anesthesiology, Dermatology, Psychiatry.