Table 1: Final diagnoses by age, gender, the odds of dying within 30 days, wait in emergency department before admission and length of stay.
| N | Age mean (sd) | WomenN (%) | OR death within 30 days OR (95% CI) | ED median(hours) | LOS median (days) | |
|
Infection Respiratory Urinary tract Other |
124 48 25 |
82 (7.2) 83 (7.1) 83 (6.2) |
92 (74%) 29 (60%) 29 (59%) |
3.41*(1.97-5.90) 0.28 (0.07-1.19) 0.60(0.14-2.60) |
16 15.5 14 |
8 7.5 7 |
|
Falls Non fracture Fractures |
49 47 |
85 (7.8) 86 (6.3) |
31 (63%) 36 (77%) |
0.43(0.13-1.43) 0.14(0.02-1.05) |
18 14 |
13 20 |
|
Cardiac GI CVA Other |
42 37 26 101 |
82 (6.4) 84 (7.6) 83 (6.4) 81 (7.2) |
23 (54%) 22 (60%) 12 (46%) 61 (60%) |
1.23(0.50-3.05) 2.47*(1.11-5.53) 0.91(0.26-3.13) 0.38*(0.16-0.91) |
16 13 10 15 |
8 4 8.5 5 |
Abbreviation: OR = Odds Ratio; ED = Emergency Department; LOS = Length of Stay; GI = Gastrointestinal conditions;
CVA = Cerebrovascular Events (stroke, transient ischaemic attack); * = p < 0.05.