Table 3.
Outcomes of infectious elderly ED patients
| Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
| ED disposition | |
| Home | 95 (20.5) |
| ED observation | 65 (14) |
| Other hospitals | 13 (2.8) |
| Hospital admission | 286 (61.8) |
| Death | 1 (0.2) |
| Other | 3 (0.6) |
| Hospital admission, n = 286 patients | |
| Hospital length of stay, median (IQR) | 8 (5–15) |
| Hospital disposition, n = 286 | |
| Home | 219 (76.6) |
| Refer to other hospital | 2 (0.7) |
| Death | 65 (22.7) |
| Mortality rate at 1 year | |
| Death | 181 (39.1) |
| Causes of death | |
| Pneumonia | 46 (26.4) |
| Cancer | 26 (14.9) |
| Urinary tract infection | 6 (3.4) |
| Sepsis | 20 (11.4) |
| Unknown | 76 (43.7) |