Table 2.

Chief Complaint or Reason for Admission per Triage Physician

	Admitted from ED (n = 349)	Discharged from ED (n = 103)
Diagnosis/Syndrome, n (%)	196 (56.2)	51 (49.5)
	Skin/soft tissue infection [40]	Skin/soft tissue infection [10]
	ESRD/hemodialysis [13]	Intoxication/withdrawal [5]
	COPD [13]	ESRD/hemodialysis [4]
Undifferentiated Symptom, n (%)	103 (29.5)	37 (35.9)
	Ambulatory dysfunction [26]	Pain [16]
	Pain [22]	Ambulatory dysfunction [6]
	Altered mental status [17]	Dyspnea/cough [5]
Objective Laboratory or Vital Sign Measurement, n (%)	16 (4.6)	15 (14.6)
	Anemia [2]	Anemia [5]
	Hyponatremia [2]	Hyperkalemia [2]
	Hypoxia [2]	Hypotension [2]
Social “Placement”, n (%)	25 (7.2)	0
Missing/not recorded, n (%)	9 (2.6)	0

The three most common presenting complaints for each category are listed with frequency [n] ESRD=end-stage renal disease, COPD= chronic obstructive pulmonary disease