Characteristics | Preintervention period, % (n = 265) | Postintervention period, % (n = 258) | 95% CI of the difference, % |
---|---|---|---|
Incidence of return visits with subsequent admission | 44.5 | 41.1 |  − 5.05 to 11.78 |
Age | |||
  15–30 years   31–45 years   45–60 years   61–75 years    > 75 years | 20.8 16.6 19.6 24.9 18.1 | 26.7 16.7 16.3 23.3 17.1 |  − 1.39 to 13.14  − 6.29 to 6.52  − 3.31 to 9.86  − 5.73 to 8.89  − 5.56 to 7.53 |
Sex | |||
  Male   Female | 46 54 | 46.9 53.1 |  − 7.59 to 9.37  − 7.59 to 9.37 |
Initial diagnosis category | |||
  Trauma   Circulatory   Respiratory   Digestive   Genitourinary   Skin and subcutaneous tissue   Infectious   Musculoskeletal   Neurological   Others | 3.8 5.7 19.2 26.8 11.7 3.0 10.9 1.1 6.0 11.7 | 8.1 3.0 10.1 19.4 15.5 2.7 20.2 3.9 8.1 7.0 | 0.20 to 8.6  − 0.92 to 6.48 3.03 to 15.13 0.16 to 14.52  − 2.10 to 9.74  − 2.84 to 3.44 3.09 to 15.51 0.03 to 6.00  − 2.37 to 6.68  − 0.34 to 9.79 |
Length of stay in ED at 1st visit | |||
   < 24 h   24–48 h    > 48 h | 94.3 3.8 1.9 | 93.8 5.0 1.2 |  − 3.69 to 4.75  − 2.47 to 4.99  − 1.76 to 3.28 |
ED visits within the past 12Â months | |||
  0   1    >  = 2 | 66.8 23.8 9.4 | 73.3 22.9 3.9 |  − 1.35 to 14.23  − 6.35 to 8.12 1.20 to 9.97 |
Hospitalizations within the past 12Â months | |||
  0   1    >  = 2 | 68.7 23.4 7.9 | 75.2 19.4 5.4 |  − 1.20 to 14.08  − 3.05 to 10.98  − 1.88 to 6.94 |
Charlson comorbidity index | |||
  0–1    >  = 2 | 59.2 40.8 | 63.6 36.4 |  − 3.92 to 12.63  − 3.92 to 12.63 |
Severity based on 1st visit triage | |||
  ESI V (white)   ESI IV (green)   ESI III (yellow)   ESI II (orange) | 6.4 15.5 66.8 11.3 | 3.9 12.8 71.7 11.6 |  − 1.41 to 6.52  − 3.32 to 8.70  − 3.00 to 12.71  − 5.21 to 5.84 |
Patient deposition at 2nd visit | |||
  Discharge home   Observation unit   Hospital floor   Refer   Critical care unit | 50.2 5.3 38.5 2.6 3.4 | 53.9 5.0 34.9 3.5 2.7 |  − 4.83 to 12.15  − 3.68 to 4.26  − 4.64 to 11.76  − 2.25 to 4.19  − 2.50 to 3.94 |