Table 3.

Univariate Poisson regression analysis for difficult-to-transfer cases and disposition at the emergency department

	Risk Ratio	95% confidence interval			P value
Difficult-to-transfer cases
Children, < 15 years
2018	Reference
2019	1.03	0.90	−	1.17	0.712
2020	1.14	0.99	−	1.32	0.077
Adults, ≥ 15 years
2018	Reference
2019	0.92	0.90	−	0.94	< 0.001
2020	1.25	1.22	−	1.28	< 0.001
Disposition at the Emergency Department
Admission
Children, < 15 years
2018	Reference
2019	1.02	0.99	−	1.05	0.255
2020	1.12	1.08	−	1.16	< 0.001
Adults, ≥ 15 years
2018	Reference
2019	1.02	1.01	−	1.02	< 0.001
2020	1.08	1.07	−	1.08	< 0.001
Home
Children, < 15 years
2018	Reference
2019	1.00	0.99	−	1.00	0.337
2020	0.98	0.97	−	0.98	< 0.001
Adults, ≥ 15 years
2018	Reference
2019	0.99	0.98	−	0.99	< 0.001
2020	0.94	0.94	−	0.95	< 0.001
Death
Children, < 15 years
2018	Reference
2019	1.01	0.66	−	1.53	0.971
2020	1.16	0.74	−	1.82	0.526
Adult, ≥ 15 years
2018	Reference
2019	1.00	0.96	−	1.04	0.945
2020	1.22	1.17	−	1.27	< 0.001