Table 1.
Patient characteristics and organisation-related characteristics on a patient level for the total study population
| N = 953 | |
|---|---|
| Patient characteristics | |
| Demographics | |
| Age, median (IQR) | 77 (73–82) |
| Male, n (%) | 471 (49.4%) |
| Severity of disease indicators | |
| Arrival by ambulance, n (%) | 293 (30.7%) |
| Triage urgency, n (%) | |
| non-urgent (green and blue) | 219 (23.0%) |
| urgent (yellow) | 443 (46.5%) |
| very urgent (orange) | 291 (30.5%) |
| Chief complaint, n (%) | |
| Minor trauma | 276 (29.3%) |
| Malaise | 247 (26.2%) |
| Dyspnoea | 96 (10.2%) |
| Abdominal pain | 91 (9.7%) |
| Chest pain | 75 (8.0%) |
| Loss of consciousness | 41 (4.4%) |
| Major trauma | 15 (1.6%) |
| Mental health problems | 10 (1.1%) |
| Other | 91 (9.7%) |
| CCI, median (IQR) | 5 (4–7) |
| Destination, n (%) | |
| Discharged home | 488 (51.5%) |
| Admission | 422 (44.5%) |
| Other | 38 (4.0%) |
| Organisation-related characteristics | |
| Number of ED personnel, mean (SD) | 11 (1) |
| Number of ED registrations on arrival day, mean (SD) | 83 (12) |
| Number of ED patients upon arrival time, n (%) | |
| 0–14 patients | 508 (63.3%) |
| >14 patients | 295 (36.7%) |
| Day of arrival, n (%) | |
| Weekday | 717 (75.2%) |
| Weekend | 236 (24.8%) |
| Time of arrival, n (%) | |
| Day (8–16 h) | 506 (53.1%) |
| Evening (16–23 h) | 326 (34.2%) |
| Night (23–8 h) | 121 (12.7%) |
| ED LOS (minutes), median (IQR) | 196 (133–265) |
Missings: 23 personnel, 150 patients upon arrival time, 2 ED LOS.