Table 3. ED visits characteristics by Oxford Stringency Index category.
| Oxford Stringency Index category | p-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00–0.99 | 1.00–24.99 | 25.00–50.99 | 51.00–74.99 | 75.00–100 | |||
| Sex | Male | 52.2% | 53.5% | 52.8% | 52.9% | 52.7% | 0.019 |
| Age | Mean (years) | 48.2 | 48.9 | 49.3 | 50.5 | 52.5 | <0.001 |
| Age category | ≤ 17 years 18–69 years ≥ 70 years |
15.6% 58.3% 26.1% |
15.7% 56.2% 28.1% |
15.0% 57.7% 27.3% |
14.1% 57.3% 28.6% |
11.4% 57.8% 30.7% |
<0.001 |
| MTS category | Blue Green Yellow Orange Red |
1.7% 34.0% 44.9% 18.1% 1.3% |
2.0% 33.0% 45.0% 18.9% 1.0% |
2.1% 34.4% 44.3% 17.8% 1.4% |
2.0% 31.8% 45.9% 18.7% 1.6% |
2.0% 29.7% 47.4% 19.2% 1.7% |
<0.001 |
| Transportation | Own Ambulance |
72.3% 27.7% |
72.0% 28.0% |
68.1% 31.9% |
66.8% 33.2% |
64.1% 35.9% |
<0.001 |
| Referral | Self GP Specialist |
42.9% 50.8% 6.3% |
41.7% 50.6% 7.7% |
40.8% 52.6% 6.7% |
40.7% 52.2% 7.1% |
44.8% 48.4% 6.9% |
<0.001 |
| Disposition | Left on own accord Home Admission • CCU/MCU • ICU Deceased* Transfer Outpatient clinic GP |
0.1% 43.4% 35.5% 0.1% 0.9% 1.5% 1.8% 13.8% 2.9% |
0.1% 43.1% 36.6% 0.1% 0.8% 1.2% 1.8% 13.9% 2.5% |
0.1% 43.4% 39.2% 0.1% 0.6% 0.2% 1.5% 14.1% 0.7% |
0.1% 41.8% 41.5% 0.1% 0.6% 0.2% 1.2% 13.5% 1.1% |
0.1% 37.1% 45.1% 0.1% 0.5% 0.2% 1.2% 14.6% 0.9% |
<0.001 |
| Medical specialty | Surgery Internal medicine Cardiology Neurology Other surgical Paediatrics Others^ |
39.5% 31.3% 4.4% 11.1% 5.1% 7.3% 1.2% |
36.2% 34.1% 3.8% 12.2% 5.4% 7.3% 1.1% |
41.7% 30.5% 4.2% 11.3% 5.0% 6.0% 1.3% |
38.7% 33.4% 4.3% 11.5% 4.9% 5.8% 1.3% |
35.0% 38.5% 4.1% 11.2% 5.1% 4.8% 1.4% |
<0.001 |
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.