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Table 3 Disposition of patients with high ED utilization (compared with single visit patients (n = 38,959)

From: Rate, characteristics, and factors associated with high emergency department utilization

 

Visits of patients with a single visit (n = 38,959)

Visits of FV (n = 2,075)

P value

Visits of HFV (n = 263)

P value

Single visits – visit of FV*

Single visits – visits of HFV*

Admitted [n (%)]

6,189 (15.9)

509 (24.5)

<0.001

49 (18.6)

0.225

LWBS [n (%)]

404 (1.0)

46 (2.2)

<0.001

1 (0.4)

0.294

Died [n (%)]

31 (0.1)

0

-

0

-

  1. *χ2 tests.