Table 1.
Characteristics of patients attending two emergency departments in one hospital Trust in North West London.
| Time period | Pre-lockdown | In-lockdown | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| n (% of all attendances) | n (% of all attendances) | as % of pre-lockdown attendance | |
| Total number of attendances | 31,624 | 16,355 | 51.7% |
| Male | 15,359 (48.6%) | 8,870 (52.9%) | 57.8% |
| Age | |||
| 0–18 | 7,054 (22.2%) | 1,131 (6.8%) | 16.0% |
| 18–40 | 8,412 (26.6%) | 4,865 (29.0%) | 57.8% |
| 40–50 | 3,073 (9.7%) | 2,368 (14.1%) | 77.1% |
| 50–60 | 3,616 (11.4%) | 2,702 (16.1%) | 74.7% |
| 60–70 | 2,922 (9.2%) | 1,868 (11.1%) | 63.9% |
| 70–85 | 4,563 (14.4%) | 2,797 (16.7%) | 61.3% |
| 85+ | 1,984 (6.3%) | 1,034 (6.2%) | 52.1% |
| Ethnic group | |||
| Any other ethnic group | 7,704 (24.4%) | 3,787 (22.6%) | 49.2% |
| White | 12,576 (39.8%) | 6,342 (38.8%) | 50.4% |
| Black or Black British | 4,256 (13.5%) | 2,239 (13.7%) | 52.6% |
| Asian | 1,499 (4.7%) | 1,208 (7.2%) | 80.6% |
| Not stated | 3,445 (10.9%) | 2,154 (12.9%) | 62.5% |
| Not known | 547 (1.7%) | 594 (3.5%) | 108.6% |
| Catchment area | 24,568 (77.7%) | 13,467 (80.3%) | 54.8% |
| Arrival by ambulance | 19,340 (61.2%) | 7,972 (51.70%) | 41.2% |
| Discharge destination | |||
| Home1 | 20,935 (66.2%) | 10,930 (66.8%) | 52.2% |
| Admitted to hospital | 5,463 (17.3%) | 3,921 (24.0%) | 71.8% |
| Other hospital care2 | 3,945 (12.5%) | 798 (4.9%) | 20.2% |
| Mortuary | 38 (0.1%) | 69 (0.4%) | 181.6% |
| Missing | 259 (0.8%) | 619 (3.7%) | 239.0% |
| Disease profile | |||
| Gastroenteritis | 511 (1.6%) | 103 (0.6%) | 20.2% |
| Appendicitis | 144 (0.5%) | 41 (0.3%) | 28.5% |
1
Home includes nursing and residential care homes.
2
Other hospital care includes ambulatory care centre and short stay wards.
P<0.0001 for all pre- vs in-lockdown comparisons.