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. 2019 Mar 29;60(1):E18–E24. doi: 10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2019.60.1.1062

Tab. II.

Uncompleted emergency department care by mode of access to EDs.

N° access %
UEDC
p‰ UEDC OR 95%CI p N° AMA p‰ AMA OR 95%CI p
LWBS
p‰ LWBS OR 95%CI p
Mode of admission
Ambulance 1259112 14% 22485 18.0 0.58 0.58-0.59 p < 0.05 14962 12.0 0.75 0.74-0.77 p < 0.05 7523 6.0 0.41 0.40-0.42 p < 0.05
By oneself 7888303 86% 240067 30.4 1 124871 15.8 1 115196 14.6 1
Referral
Physician 2535103 28% 56646 22.4 0.71 0.71-0.72 p < 0.05 34199 13.5 0.84 0.83-0.85 p < 0.05 22447 8.9 0.58 0.57-0.59 p < 0.05
Own discretion 6612312 72% 205906 31.2 1 105634 16.0 1 100272 15.2 1
Emergency level
Not reported 182132 2% 6265 34.4 0.8 0.78-0.82 p < 0.05 2027 11.1 0.5 0.48-0.53 p < 0.05 4238 23.3 1.12 1.08-1.15 p < 0.05
1. Very urgent 133891 1% 1776 14.0 0.32 0.30-0.33 p < 0.05 1607 12.7 0.57 0.54-0.60 p < 0.05 169 1.3 0.06 0.05-0.07 p < 0.05
2. Urgent 1562065 17% 18434 11.8 0.27 0.26-0.27 p < 0.05 14637 9.4 0.42 0.42-0.43 p < 0.05 3797 2.4 0.11 0.11-0.12 p < 0.05
3. Low acuity 4124388 45% 101448 24.6 0.56 0.56-0.57 p < 0.05 52710 12.8 0.58 0.57-0.59 p < 0.05 48738 11.8 0.56 0.55-0.57 p < 0.05
4. No acuity 3144939 34% 134629 42.8 1 68852 21.9 1 65777 20.9 1
Waiting time
< 1 hours 7025159 77% 149798 21.4 1 89318 12.7 1 60480 8.6 1
1–2 hours 1213763 13% 33738 27.8 1.31 1.30-1.33 p < 0.05 16959 14.0 1.1 1.08-1.12 p < 0.05 16779 13.8 1.61 1.58-1.64 p < 0.05
2–3 hours 483366 5% 24812 51.3 2.48 2.45-2.52 p < 0.05 10744 22.2 1.76 1.73-1.80 p < 0.05 14068 29.1 3.45 3.38-3.51 p < 0.05
3–4 hours 212532 2% 17568 82.7 4.13 4.06-4.20 p < 0.05 7638 35.9 2.89 2.82-2.96 p < 0.05 9930 46.7 5.64 5.52-5.76 p < 0.05
> 4 hours 212595 2% 36636 172.4 9.55 9.43-9.67 p < 0.05 15174 71.4 5.96 5.86-6.07 p < 0.05 21462 101.0 12.9 12.71-13.13 p < 0.05
Type of medical issue p < 0.05
Trauma 2733345 30% 66699 24.4 0.79 0.79-0.80 p < 0.05 30375 11.1 0.77 0.76-0.78 p < 0.05 36324 13.3 0.82 0.81-0.83
No trauma 6414070 70% 195853 30.6 1 92344 14.4 1 103509 16.2 1