Table 3.
ED visit, hospital admission or death within 6 months for the asthma admission and ED cohorts, according to AEC service availability
| Fulltime/extended hours | Part-time/extended hours | Fulltime regular hours | Part-time regular hours | No AEC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admission cohort | |||||
| N = 2 237 | N = 3 060 | N = 722 | N = 1 145 | N = 4 865 | |
| ED visits for asthma within 6-36 months of index event | |||||
| 0 | 1 535 (68.6%) | 1 934 (63.2%) | 441 (61.1%) | 715 (62.4%) | 3 131 (64.4%) |
| 1 | 397 (17.7%) | 580 (19.0%) | 138 (19.1%) | 216 (18.9%) | 876 (18.0%) |
| 2+ | 305 (13.6%) | 546 (17.8%) | 143 (19.8%) | 214 (18.7%) | 858 (17.6%) |
| Hospital admissions for asthma within 6-36 months of index event | |||||
| 0 | 1 917 (85.7%) | 2 624 (85.8%) | 625 (86.6%) | 968 (84.5%) | 4 143 (85.2%) |
| 1 | 232 (10.4%) | 297 (9.7%) | 61 (8.4%) | 127 (11.1%) | 489 (10.1%) |
| 2+ | 88 (3.9%) | 139 (4.5%) | 36 (5.0%) | 50 (4.4%) | 233 (4.8%) |
| Any death between 6 and 36 months of index event | |||||
| Yes | 12 (0.5%) | 11 (0.4%) | *(<1%) | 12 (1.0%) | 43 (0.9%) |
| ED cohort | |||||
| N = 7 620 | N = 14 720 | N = 5 643 | N = 6 554 | N = 28 488 | |
| ED visits for asthma within 6-36 months of index event | |||||
| 0 | 6 008 (78.8%) | 11 345 (77.1%) ) | 4 336 (76.8%) | 5 005 (76.4%) | 22 067 (77.5%) |
| 1 | 1 072 (14.1%) | 2 050 (13.9%) | 804 (14.2%) | 950 (14.5%) | 4 042 (14.2%) |
| 2+ | 540 (7.1%) | 1 325 (9.0%) | 503 (8.9%) | 599 (9.1%) | 2 379 (8.4%) |
| Hospital admissions for asthma within 6-36 months of index event | |||||
| 0 | 7 534 (98.9%) | 14 544 (98.8%) | 5 599 (99.2%) | 6 468 (98.7%) | 28 176 (98.9%) |
| 1 | 78 (1.0%) | 159 (1.1%) | 39 (0.7%) | 76 (1.2%) | 274 (1.0%) |
| 2+ | 8 (0.1%) | 17 (0.1%) | * | 10 (0.2%) | 38 (0.1%) |
| Any death between 6 and36 months of index event | |||||
| Yes | 29 (0.4%) | 73 (0.5%) | 28 (0.5%) | 36 (0.5%) | 116 (0.4%) |
*value suppressed due to small cell size.