Table 2.

Exclusion analysis

	Change (N)	Cohort size (N)
All ED visits 2015–2016 in database	N/A	177 833
Including all ED visits with discharge destination ‘home’	+109 745	109 745
Including all ED visits with discharge destination ‘referred’	+8070	117 815
Including all ED visits with discharge destination ‘LAMA’	+6644	124 459
Excluding ED visits with discharge destination ‘admitted to hospital’	−112	124 347
Excluding visits to odontology	−339	124 008
Excluding ED visits with where patient has unknown gender	−7	124 001
Excluding ED visits where patient age is not >0.00 years	−26	123 975
Excluding missing values	−3035	120 940
Final sample	N/A	120 940

ED, emergency department; LAMA, leave against medical advice; N/A, not applicable.