Table 2.
Visit characteristics for cirrhosis-related infrequent attenders and frequent attenders.
| Characteristics | Infrequent attender group | Frequent attender group | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 9059 | 33.5% | N = 18882 | 66.5% | ||
| Daytime | 5060 | 53.2 | 9594 | 50.8 | <0.001 |
| Weekend | 2487 | 26.2 | 5153 | 27.3 | 0.042 |
| Triage 1 or 2 | 3403 | 35.8 | 4431 | 23.5 | <0.001 |
| EMS transport | 1716 | 18.1 | 2479 | 13.1 | <0.001 |
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| Causes of encounter | |||||
| Infection-related | 1257 | 13.2 | 2239 | 11.9 | 0.001 |
| GI bleeding | 3880 | 45.8 | 3245 | 17.2 | <0.001 |
| Hepatic encephalopathy | 1307 | 13.7 | 2871 | 15.2 | 0.001 |
| Ascites | 386 | 4.0 | 1888 | 10.0 | <0.001 |
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| ED management | |||||
| CT examination | 1228 | 12.9 | 1932 | 10.2 | <0.001 |
| Laboratory testing | 8558 | 90.0 | 14066 | 47.5 | <0.001 |
| Length of stay (hours) (IQR) | 16.7 (3.4–48.9) | 5.2 (1.6–26.6) | <0.001 | ||
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| Admission status | |||||
| Hospital admission | 5027 | 52.9 | 7030 | 37.2 | <0.001 |
| ICU admission | 94 | 1.0 | 72 | 0.4 | <0.001 |
EMS: emergency medical services; GI: gastrointestinal; ED: emergency department; CT: computed tomography; IQR: interquartile range; ICU: intensive care unit.