Indicators | ED presentation to RBWH | Hospital admission to RBWH | ||||
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3-month Pre-test | 3-month Post-test | p-value | 3-month Pre-test | 3-month Post-test | p-value | |
(n = 449) | (n = 393) | (n = 256) | (n = 196) | |||
Age Group, n (%) | 0.997 | 0.913 | ||||
< 65 | 29 (6.5) | 26 (6.6) | 9 (3.5) | 10 (5.1) | ||
65–74 | 58 (12.9) | 49 (12.5) | 32 (12.5) | 21 (10.7) | ||
75–84 | 137 (30.5) | 123 (31.3) | 81 (31.6) | 63 (32.1) | ||
85–94 | 193 (43.0) | 169 (43.0) | 113 (44.1) | 86 (43.9) | ||
≥ 95 | 32 (7.1) | 26 (6.6) | 21 (8.2) | 16 (8.2) | ||
Gender, n (%) | 0.887 | 0.239 | ||||
Male | 168 (37.4) | 145 (36.9) | 88 (34.4) | 78 (39.8) | ||
Female | 281 (62.6) | 248 (63.1) | 168 (65.6) | 118 (60.2) | ||
Australasian Triage Scalea, n (%) | 0.480 | 0.225 | ||||
ATS 1&2 (seen immediately) | 80 (17.8) | 78 (19.8) | 57 (22.3) | 54 (27.6) | ||
ATS 3–5 (can wait) | 369 (82.2) | 315 (80.2) | 199 (77.7) | 142 (72.4) | ||
Attendance Day, n (%) | 1.000 | 0.467 | ||||
Weekday | 339 (75.5) | 296 (75.3) | 184 (71.9) | 134 (68.4) | ||
Weekend | 110 (24.5) | 97 (24.7) | 72 (28.1) | 62 (31.6) | ||
Attendance Time, n (%) | 0.105 | 0.687 | ||||
Working hours | 284 (63.3) | 227 (57.8) | 86 (33.6) | 62 (31.6) | ||
After hours | 165 (36.7) | 166 (42.2) | 170 (66.4) | 134 (68.4) | ||
Primary Diagnosis, n (%) | 0.003** | 0.007** | ||||
Injury & Poisoning | 104 (23.2) | 108 (27.5) | 59 (23.0) | 40 (20.4) | ||
Respiratory | 51 (11.4) | 39 (9.9) | 36 (14.1) | 27 (13.8) | ||
Circulatory | 42 (9.4) | 31 (7.9) | 28 (10.9) | 20 (10.2) | ||
Digestive | 40 (8.9) | 14 (3.6) | 27 (10.5) | 6 (3.1) | ||
Genitourinary | 22 (4.9) | 29 (7.4) | 12 (4.7) | 21 (10.7) | ||
Musculoskeletal & Skin | 38 (8.5) | 18 (4.6) | 20 (7.8) | 9 (4.6) | ||
Mental & Neurological | 23 (5.1) | 17 (4.3) | 6 (2.3) | 9 (4.6) | ||
Other | 129 (28.7) | 137 (34.9) | 68 (26.6) | 64 (32.7) |