Table 2 Demographics and vital signs at index visit: no critical ED revisit vs. critical ED revisit
From: Critical revisits after discharge from the emergency department
No Critical ED Revisit (N = 1056212) | Critical ED Revisit (N = 1321) | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | < 0.001 | ||
Female | 489,076 (46.3%) | 538 (40.7%) | |
Male | 567,135 (53.7%) | 783 (59.3%) | |
Missing | 1 | 0 | |
Age, year | < 0.001 | ||
18–65 | 889,720 (84.2%) | 810 (61.3%) | |
> 65 | 166,488 (15.8%) | 511 (38.7%) | |
Missing | 4 | 0 | |
Race | < 0.001 | ||
Indian | 156,413 (14.8%) | 138 (10.4%) | |
Chinese | 641,769 (60.8%) | 965 (73.1%) | |
Malay | 123,656 (11.7%) | 130 (9.84%) | |
Others | 134,368 (12.7%) | 88 (6.66%) | |
Missing | 6 | 0 | |
Shift Time | 0.385 | ||
08:00 to 16:00 | 510,196 (48.3%) | 663 (50.2%) | |
16:00 to 24:00 | 393,427 (37.2%) | 472 (35.7%) | |
24:00 to 8:00 | 152,589 (14.4%) | 186 (14.1%) | |
Triage Class1 | < 0.001 | ||
P1 | 41,441 (3.92%) | 69 (5.22%) | |
P2 | 314,536 (29.8%) | 671 (50.8%) | |
P3 | 700,235 (66.3%) | 581 (44.0%) | |
Mean Arterial Pressure (Normal 70–100) | < 0.001 | ||
High | 271,545 (25.7%) | 463 (35.0%) | |
Low | 29,456 (2.79%) | 46 (3.48%) | |
Normal | 755,211 (71.5%) | 812 (61.5%) | |
Heart Rate (Normal 60–100) | < 0.001 | ||
High | 99,571 (9.43%) | 181 (13.7%) | |
Low | 48,264 (4.57%) | 65 (4.92%) | |
Normal | 908,377 (86.0%) | 1075 (81.4%) | |
Respiration (Normal 12–18) | 0.017 | ||
High | 103,291 (9.78%) | 156 (11.8%) | |
Low | 1652 (0.16%) | 0 (0.00%) | |
Normal | 951,269 (90.1%) | 1165 (88.2%) | |
Oxygen Saturation (Normal 95–100) | 0.014 | ||
Low | 5609 (0.53%) | 14 (1.06%) | |
Normal | 1,050,603 (99.5%) | 1307 (98.9%) |