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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Emerg Med. 2017 Jun 2;70(6):759–768.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.03.019

Table 1.

Description of the emergency department (ED) population pre and post ESA implementation. Abbreviations: OR=operating room, Obs=observation unit, ICU= intensive care unit, LWBS= left without being seen, AMA=against medical advice

Patient Characteristic Pre-Alert n(%) Post-Alert n(%)
Age
<57 days 2,839 (3.3) 3,184 (3.3)
57 days– <1 year 10,669 (12.4) 11,866 (12.3)
1 year– < 4 years 25,036 (29.1) 28,170 (29.2)
4 years– <13 years 31,748 (36.9) 35,694 (37.0)
>= 13 years 15,745 (18.3) 17,558 (18.2)
Gender
Female 40,523 (47.1) 45,631 (47.3)
Disposition from ED
Admitted to floor/OR/Obs 13,851 (16.1) 14,856 (15.4)
Admitted to ICU 1,291 (1.5) 1,351 (1.4)
Died 13 (0.02) 17 (0.02)
Other (LWBS, AMA, transfer) 708 (0.8) 703 (0.7)
Total 86,037 96,472