Table 1.
Baseline characteristics by categories of presenting complaints in 21 892 patients presenting to emergency department in Dhulikhel Hospital from Sept 2013- Dec 2016
| Characteristics | Total | Injuries | Abdominal complaints | Infections* | Respiratory complaints | OBGYN | CVD | Unconsciousness | Self-harm | Other complaints† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total patients, n (%) |
21892 |
6385 (29) |
4961 (23) |
3524 (16) |
2018 (9) |
1126 (5) |
865 (4) |
616 (3) |
381 (2) |
2016 (9) |
|
Age, median (IQR) |
40 (26-60) |
35 (25-50) |
37 (26-53) |
43 (26-62) |
65 (52-73) |
25 (21-30) |
60 (42-71) |
40 (25-60) |
32 (23-45) |
45 (28-64) |
|
Age (years), n (%): | ||||||||||
| 7-45 |
12 220 (56) |
4144 (65) |
3041 (61) |
1802 (51) |
327 (16) |
1051 (93) |
238 (28) |
339 (55) |
278 (73) |
1000 (50) |
| 45-60 |
4125 (19) |
1256 (20) |
949 (19) |
673 (19) |
389 (19) |
61 (6) |
193 (22) |
122 (20) |
80 (21) |
402 (20) |
| ≥60 |
5547 (25) |
985 (15) |
971 (20) |
1049 (30) |
1302 (65) |
14 (1) |
434 (50) |
155 (25) |
23 (6) |
614 (30) |
|
Female, n (%) |
11 365 (52) |
2379 (37) |
2809 (57) |
2019 (57) |
1037 (51) |
1126 (100) |
444 (51) |
336 (55) |
239 (63) |
976 (48) |
|
Patient location, n(%): | ||||||||||
| Rural |
13 150 (60) |
4153(65) |
2803 (57) |
2062(58) |
1149(57) |
718(64) |
424(49) |
388(63) |
250(66) |
1203 (60) |
| Urban |
7030 (32) |
1663(26) |
1833 (37) |
1228 (35) |
680 (34) |
272 (24) |
398 (46) |
170 (28) |
76 (20) |
710 (35) |
| Information NA |
1712 (8) |
569 (9) |
325 (6) |
234 (7) |
189 (9) |
136 (12) |
43 (5) |
58 (9) |
55 (14) |
103 (5) |
|
Ethnicity, n (%): | ||||||||||
| Brahmin and Chhetri |
9470 (43) |
2627 (41) |
2125 (43) |
1625 (46) |
907 (45) |
517 (46) |
372 (43) |
261 (42) |
135 (36) |
901 (45) |
| Janajati |
10 060 (46) |
3001 (47) |
2302 (46) |
1566 (45) |
930 (46) |
466 (41) |
412 (48) |
277 (45) |
183 (48) |
923 (46) |
| Dalit |
1798 (8) |
565 (9) |
380 (8) |
249 (7) |
149 (7) |
123 (11) |
67 (8) |
65 (11) |
54 (14) |
146 (7) |
| Other | 564 (3) | 192 (3) | 154 (3) | 84 (2) | 32 (2) | 20 (2) | 14 (2) | 13 (2) | 9 (2) | 46 (2) |
OBGYN – obstetrics or gynecology, CVD – cardiovascular diseases or complaints, IQR – inter-quartile range, NA – not available
*Infections and fever.
†Other complaints included musculoskeletal, neurology, urinary, psychology and other general complaints (Table S1 in Online Supplementary Document).