Table 3. Characteristics of ED Visits by ECSC Condition Group in 2016a.
| ECSC Condition Group | No. (%) | ED Charges, Median (IQR), $ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECSC ED Visitsb | Disposition Following ECSC ED Visit | |||||
| Treated and Releasedc | Admittedc | Transferredc | Died in the EDc | |||
| Abdominal, lower back, pelvic, and external genitalia injuries | 373 947 (2.3) | 220 715 (59.0) | 129 644 (34.7) | 22 849 (6.1) | 740 (0.2) | 3014 (1628-6727) |
| Acute angle closure glaucoma | 3053 (<0.1) | 2483 (81.3) | 181 (5.9) | 386 (12.7) | 3 (0.1) | 2527 (1302-4331) |
| Acute appendicitis | 248 869 (1.6) | 125 307 (50.4) | 112 888 (45.4) | 10 670 (4.3) | 4 (<0.1) | 14 453 (2771-28 084) |
| Acute diabetes | 905 050 (5.6) | 581 138 (64.2) | 308 874 (34.1) | 14 904 (1.6) | 135 (<0.1) | 2729 (1656-4356) |
| Acute pancreatitis | 368 124 (2.3) | 106 950 (29.1) | 245 255 (66.6) | 15 891 (4.3) | 27 (<0.1) | 2866 (1776-4892) |
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 8211 (0.1) | 4013 (48.9) | 1788 (21.8) | 2186 (26.6) | 224 (2.7) | 4740 (2695-8672) |
| Alcohol withdrawal | 263 879 (1.6) | 92 554 (35.1) | 167 433 (63.5) | 3882 (1.5) | 10 (<0.1) | 2343 (1473-3788) |
| Anaphylaxis | 32 067 (0.2) | 28 405 (88.6) | 3159 (9.9) | 484 (1.5) | 20 (0.1) | 2574 (1569-4086) |
| Angina and other acute ischemic heart diseases | 117 448 (0.7) | 58 229 (49.6) | 27 602 (23.5) | 31 501 (26.8) | 117 (0.1) | 4040 (2421-8335) |
| Aortic aneurysm and dissection | 37 453 (0.2) | 11 896 (31.8) | 16 806 (44.9) | 7695 (20.5) | 1056 (2.8) | 5056 (2500-10 309) |
| Arterial embolism and thrombosis | 20 656 (0.1) | 2961 (14.3) | 14 595 (70.7) | 3062 (14.8) | 37 (0.2) | 2644 (1688-4256) |
| Asthma | 970 829 (6.1) | 871 507 (89.8) | 94 767 (9.8) | 4495 (0.5) | 59 (<0.1) | 2157 (1314-3615) |
| Cardiac arrest and severe arrhythmias | 218 200 (1.4) | 19 591 (9.0) | 49 590 (22.7) | 12 521 (5.7) | 136 498 (62.6) | 3675 (2203-6319) |
| Cerebral infarction | 530 654 (3.3) | 53 861 (10.1) | 424 584 (80.0) | 51 860 (9.8) | 350 (0.1) | 2547 (1746-4218) |
| Cholecystitis and perforation of the gallbladder | 70 112 (0.4) | 22 079 (31.5) | 40 913 (58.4) | 7101 (10.1) | 19 (<0.1) | 3511 (2007-7729) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 1 273 319 (7.9) | 700 622 (55.0) | 541 924 (42.6) | 30 394 (2.4) | 378 (<0.1) | 2837 (1761-4770) |
| Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices or grafts | 178 592 (1.1) | 82 702 (46.3) | 91 648 (51.3) | 4163 (2.3) | 79 (<0.1) | 2270 (1342-3788) |
| Complications of procedures | 222 559 (1.4) | 118 049 (53.0) | 97 495 (43.8) | 6993 (3.1) | 23 (<0.1) | 1857 (992-3370) |
| Disorders of the brain | 149 567 (0.9) | 46 078 (30.8) | 95 691 (64.0) | 7619 (5.1) | 179 (0.1) | 3226 (1910-8211) |
| Early complications of trauma | 18 971 (0.1) | 4965 (26.2) | 12 437 (65.6) | 1200 (6.3) | 370 (2.0) | 2390 (1477-4143) |
| Ectopic pregnancy | 51 426 (0.3) | 39 301 (76.4) | 10 400 (20.2) | 1725 (3.4) | 0 | 5494 (2524-20 247) |
| Encephalitis, myelitis, and encephalomyelitis | 2852 (<0.1) | 294 (10.3) | 2415 (84.7) | 144 (5.0) | 0 | 2505 (1656-4051) |
| Environmental exposures | 51 298 (0.3) | 44 951 (87.6) | 5389 (10.5) | 842 (1.6) | 115 (0.2) | 3022 (1872-4891) |
| Femur fracture | 380 893 (2.4) | 25 975 (6.8) | 319 461 (83.9) | 35 320 (9.3) | 137 (<0.1) | 2348 (1600-3440) |
| Gastrointestinal tract bleeding and/or perforation | 588 644 (3.7) | 187 999 (31.9) | 359 739 (61.1) | 39 941 (6.8) | 965 (0.2) | 2608 (1669-4420) |
| Heart failure | 911 602 (5.7) | 213 432 (23.4) | 655 739 (71.9) | 41 750 (4.6) | 682 (0.1) | 2531 (1678-3884) |
| Infectious fasciitis | 3851 (<0.1) | 455 (11.8) | 2949 (76.6) | 443 (11.5) | 4 (0.1) | 2420 (1508-3928) |
| Intracranial hemorrhage | 147 558 (0.9) | 15 971 (10.8) | 91 402 (61.9) | 38 218 (25.9) | 1967 (1.3) | 3786 (2287-6607) |
| Intracranial injury | 543 244 (3.4) | 344 513 (63.4) | 162 061 (29.8) | 35 201 (6.5) | 1468 (0.3) | 3933 (2236-7246) |
| Meningitis | 11 257 (0.1) | 1629 (14.5) | 8977 (79.7) | 651 (5.8) | 0 | 3199 (1878-5236) |
| Moderate to severe burns and corrosions | 181 531 (1.1) | 157 515 (86.8) | 14 473 (8.0) | 9485 (5.2) | 58 (<0.1) | 1403 (842-2317) |
| Myocardial infarction | 595 744 (3.7) | 34 578 (5.8) | 469 469 (78.8) | 87 557 (14.7) | 4140 (0.7) | 2629 (1800-4013) |
| Neck injuries | 103 233 (0.6) | 54 161 (52.5) | 36 232 (35.1) | 12 584 (12.2) | 256 (0.2) | 3780 (2089-7611) |
| Other cardiac arrhythmia | 106 673 (0.7) | 25 340 (23.8) | 75 306 (70.6) | 5432 (5.1) | 595 (0.6) | 2536 (1704-3991) |
| Other diseases of intestine | 15 267 (0.1) | 2602 (17.0) | 10 045 (65.8) | 2519 (16.5) | 101 (0.7) | 3189 (1893-6270) |
| Other tachyarrhythmias | 726 569 (4.5) | 369 745 (50.9) | 326 473 (44.9) | 30 055 (4.1) | 297 (<0.1) | 3249 (2021-5596) |
| Overdose or poisoning | 593 963 (3.7) | 385 895 (65.0) | 190 777 (32.1) | 16 584 (2.8) | 706 (0.1) | 2653 (1517-4519) |
| Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia | 386 231 (2.4) | 82 264 (21.3) | 278 174 (72.0) | 25 658 (6.6) | 135 (<0.1) | 2596 (1635-4531) |
| Pericardial disease, endocarditis, and myocarditis | 54 066 (0.3) | 17 850 (33.0) | 33 650 (62.2) | 2478 (4.6) | 88 (0.2) | 2941 (1838-5348) |
| Peritonitis | 25 382 (0.2) | 6311 (24.9) | 16 993 (66.9) | 2048 (8.1) | 29 (0.1) | 2875 (1688-5438) |
| Pneumonia | 1 263 971 (7.9) | 606 401 (48.0) | 599 440 (47.4) | 57 211 (4.5) | 920 (0.1) | 2628 (1617-4412) |
| Pneumothorax | 33 914 (0.2) | 8533 (25.2) | 22 082 (65.1) | 3268 (9.6) | 31 (0.1) | 2989 (1827-5078) |
| Postpartum hemorrhage | 18 072 (0.1) | 14 983 (82.9) | 2661 (14.7) | 428 (2.4) | 0 | 3125 (1732-5949) |
| Preeclampsia or eclampsia | 23 090 (0.1) | 4204 (18.2) | 18 010 (78.0) | 872 (3.8) | 5 (<0.1) | 1731 (1303-3198) |
| Pulmonary embolism | 192 954 (1.2) | 31 547 (16.3) | 150 568 (78.0) | 10 427 (5.4) | 412 (0.2) | 2542 (1675-4344) |
| Respiratory failure | 409 514 (2.6) | 27 214 (6.6) | 360 744 (88.1) | 17 113 (4.2) | 4443 (1.1) | 2582 (1704-4154) |
| Sepsis and SIRS | 1 716 004 (10.7) | 46 237 (2.7) | 1 626 911 (94.8) | 39 123 (2.3) | 3732 (0.2) | 2531 (1679-3775) |
| Septic arthritis | 19 523 (0.1) | 2910 (14.9) | 15 497 (79.4) | 1116 (5.7) | 0 | 2349 (1476-3573) |
| Shock | 5455 (<0.1) | 482 (8.8) | 3607 (66.1) | 920 (16.9) | 446 (8.2) | 3690 (2122-6653) |
| Thoracic injuries | 348 238 (2.2) | 214 656 (61.6) | 111 727 (32.1) | 19 433 (5.6) | 2423 (0.7) | 3223 (1744-7488) |
| Volume depletion | 509 780 (3.2) | 422 928 (83.0) | 76 617 (15.0) | 10 109 (2.0) | 125 (<0.1) | 3418 (2081-5876) |
Abbreviations: ECSC, emergency care–sensitive condition; ED, emergency department; IQR, interquartile range; SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome.
a
Based on the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample. Numbers of visits and percentages are based on weighted population estimates. Percentages may not add to 100% because of rounding.
b
Percentages based on the total number of ECSC ED visits (n = 16 033 359).
c
Percentages based on number of ECSC ED visits for condition group.