Tab. II.
Uncompleted emergency department care by mode of access to EDs.
| N° access | % | N° UEDC |
p‰ UEDC | OR | 95%CI | p | N° AMA | p‰ AMA | OR | 95%CI | p | N° 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 | ||||||