Table 1 Characteristics of all contacts at the hospital from 1st March until 31st of December 2016 (before) and 1st March until 31st of December 2017 (after)
Characteristics at contact level | Alla March-Dec 2016/2017 | Before March – Dec. 2016 | After March – Dec. 2017 | Differenceb Before-after |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All hospital contacts, n | 5,339 | 2,633 | 2,706 | 73 |
Unique patients, n | 3,632a | 1,893 | 2,033 | 140 |
Gender - female, n (%) | 2,607 (48.8) | 1,294 (49.2) | 1,313 (48.5) | (-0.7) |
Age, median (IQR) | 70 (57:79) | 69 (57:78) | 70 (57:79) | 1 |
Diagnosis, n (%)c | ||||
Circulatory diseases | 1,208 (22.6) | 536 (20.4) | 672 (24.8) | (4.4) |
Respiratory diseases | 965 (18.1) | 506 (19.2) | 459 (17.0) | (-2.2) |
Infectious diseases | 285 (5.3) | 163 (6.2) | 122 (4.5) | (-1.7) |
Digestive diseases | 321 (6.0) | 168 (6.4) | 153 (5.7) | (-0.7) |
Endocrine and metabolic diseases | 234 (4.4) | 118 (4.5) | 116 (4.3) | (-0.2) |
Bones, muscles and connective tissue diseases | 189 (3.5) | 86 (3.3) | 103 (3.8) | (0.5) |
Other | 2,137 (40.0) | 1,056 (40.1) | 1,081 (40.0) | (-0.1) |
Comorbidity score, median (IQR) | 1 (0:3) | 2 (0:4) | 1 (0:3) | -1 |
Triage level, n (%)c | ||||
5 – Red | 158 (3.0) | 63 (2.4) | 95 (3.5) | (1.1) |
4 – Orange | 1,019 (19.1) | 486 (18.5) | 534 (19.7) | (1.2) |
3 – Yellow | 1,665 (31.2) | 763 (29.0) | 902 (33.3) | (4.3) |
2 – Green | 1,711 (32.1) | 914 (34.7) | 797 (29.5) | (-5.2) |
1 - Blue | 10 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | (0) |
Unknown | 776 (14.5) | 402 (15.3) | 374 (13.9) | (-1.4) |
Clinical testing (yes/no pr. contact), n (%) | ||||
MRI-scans | 174 (3.3) | 112 (4.3) | 62 (2.3) | (-2.0) |
CT-scans | 1,021 (19.1) | 520 (19.8) | 501 (18.5) | (-1.3) |
X-rays | 2,404 (45.0) | 1,256 (47.7) | 1,148 (42.4) | (-5.3) |
EKGs | 116 (2.2) | 71 (2.7) | 45 (1.7) | (-1.0) |
Blood samples | 5,015 (93.9) | 2,468 (93.7) | 2,547 (94.1) | (0.4) |