Table 1.
Comparison of overall ED visit data between the two time periods
| Baseline n = 56,443 |
Pandemic n = 38,966 |
p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Mean (SD) | 45.3 (24.8) | 48.2 (22.8) | <0.001 |
| Sex | Female | 30,337 (53.7) | 19,519 (50.1) | <0.001 |
| Male | 26,106 (46.3) | 19,447 (49.9) | ||
| Race | White | 37,412 (68.0) | 24,494 (65.2) | <0.001 |
| Black or African American | 7385 (13.4) | 5464 (14.5) | ||
| Two or more races or Other | 6380 (11.6) | 5135 (13.7) | ||
| Asian | 2186 (4.0) | 1337 (3.6) | ||
| Hispanic or Latino | 1525 (2.8) | 1011 (2.7) | ||
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 112 (0.2) | 92 (0.2) | ||
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 51 (0.1) | 41 (0.1) | ||
| Ethnic Group | Non-Hispanic | 54,855 (97.2) | 37,911 (97.3) | 0.337 |
| Hispanic | 1588 (2.8) | 1055 (2.7) | ||
| Primary Language | English | 47,909 (84.9) | 31,978 (82.1) | <0.001 |
| Other | 8534 (15.1) | 6988 (17.9) | ||
| Hospital Type | Academic | 29,549 (52.4) | 19,841 (50.9) | <0.001 |
| Community | 26,894 (47.6) | 19,125 (49.1) | ||
| ESI | ESI-1 (Immediate) | 539 (1.4) | 466 (1.8) | <0.001 |
| ESI-2 (Emergent) | 11,132 (29.5) | 8072 (31.2) | ||
| ESI-3 (Urgent) | 18,215 (48.3) | 13,497 (52.2) | ||
| ESI-4 (Less Urgent) | 7276 (19.3) | 3578 (13.8) | ||
| ESI-5 (Non-Urgent) | 574 (1.5) | 263 (1.0) | ||
| ED Length of Stay (min) | Mean (SD) | 359.9 (1107.2) | 336.0 (437.6) | <0.001 |
| ED Boarder Time (min) | Mean (SD) | 43.1 (131.7) | 20.8 (73.9) | <0.001 |
| ED Disposition | Discharge | 36,424 (64.5) | 23,179 (59.5) | <0.001 |
| Admit to Floor | 12,731 (22.6) | 10,906 (28.0) | ||
| Place in ED Observation | 3506 (6.2) | 1910 (4.9) | ||
| Admit to ICU | 1308 (2.3) | 1236 (3.2) | ||
| Outside Transfer | 1283 (2.3) | 925 (2.4) | ||
| LWBS, LWCT, AMA, and Other ⁎ | 1022 (1.8) | 691 (1.8) | ||
| Expired | 68 (0.1) | 79 (0.2) | ||
| Send to Labor and Delivery | 101 (0.2) | 40 (0.1) |
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LWBS = Left Without Being Seen, LWCT = Left Without Completion of Treatment, AMA = Against Medical Advice.