Table 1.
Characteristics of patients* (n = 1,335,379)a
| Median Age (IQR) | 73 (59–83) |
|---|---|
| Male | 673,102 (50.4) |
| Charlson score | |
| 0 | 852,794 (63.9) |
| 1 | 226,960 (17.0) |
| 2 | 139,624 (10.5) |
| 3 | 59,522 (4.5) |
| 4 | 17,885 (1.3) |
| ≥ 5 | 38,594 (2.9) |
| Median In-hospital length of stay [days (IQR)] | 5 (3–11) |
| Transfer from another acute care facility to ED | 35,290 (2.6) |
| In-hospital deaths | 118,649 (8.9) |
| Hospital peer-groups | |
| Teaching | 326,585 (24.5) |
| Community - Large | 583,776 (43.7) |
| Community - Medium | 280,549 (21.0) |
| Community - Small | 144,469 (10.8) |
| Provinceb | |
| Ontario | 542,335 (40.6) |
| Québec | 210,914 (15.8) |
| British Columbia | 195,956 (14.7) |
| Alberta | 140,809 (10.5) |
| Saskatchewan | 59,019 (4.4) |
| Manitoba | 55,921 (4.2) |
| New Brunswick | 44,236 (3.3) |
| Nova Scotia | 44,001 (3.3) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 30,277 (2.7) |
| Prince Edward Island | 7661 (0.6) |
| Territories | 4250 (0.3) |
*All data are presented as number and percentage [n (%)] unless otherwise indicated
aCohort composed of patients admitted with one of 37 emergency-sensitive Diagnosis Groups for whom ED care may reduce in-hospital mortality, as identified with a multidisciplinary panel (Berthelot et al. 2014)
bData from fiscal years 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2011–12, except Québec (2009–10 and 2010–11)