Table 1 Demographic and ED presentation characteristics for all EDs and by ED category
Characteristic | All EDs (n = 3,925,457) | Regional EDs (n = 1,142,807) | Urban EDs (n = 1,746,324) | Academic/ Teaching EDs (n = 1,036,326) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex, n (%) | ||||
Female | 2,020,113 (51.5) | 567,661 (49.7) | 937,529 (53.7) | 514,923 (49.7) |
Male | 1,905,329 (48.5) | 575,141 (50.3) | 808,788 (46.3) | 521,400 (50.3) |
Age (years) | ||||
mean (SD) | 46.0 (19.9) | 43.2 (18.9) | 46.7 (20.0) | 47.9 (20.4) |
median [IQR] | 43.0 [29, 60] | 40.0 [27, 55] | 44.0 [30, 61] | 46.0 [30, 63] |
Missing | 82 | 0 | 27 | 55 |
Zone of residence, n (%) | ||||
Z5 North | 486,626 (12.4) | 426,998 (37.4) | 22,928 (1.3) | 36,700 (3.5) |
Z4 Edmonton | 1,466,128 (37.3) | 25,830 (2.3) | 864,932 (49.5) | 575,366 (55.5) |
Z3 Central | 272,482 (6.9) | 232,799 (20.4) | 15,284 (0.9) | 24,399 (2.4) |
Z2 Calgary | 1,176,632 (30.0) | 19,671 (1.7) | 797,869 (45.7) | 359,092 (34.7) |
Z1 South | 363,901 (9.3) | 353,557 (30.9) | 4780 (0.3) | 5564 (0.5) |
Missing | 159,688 (4.1) | 83,952 (7.3) | 40,531 (2.3) | 35,205 (3.4) |
Fiscal year, n (%) | ||||
2010/2011 | 686,976 (17.5) | 212,693 (18.6) | 290,250 (16.6) | 184,033 (17.8) |
2011/2012 | 741,312 (18.9) | 225,100 (19.7) | 313,346 (17.9) | 202,866 (19.6) |
2012/2013 | 796,151 (20.3) | 236,166 (20.7) | 343,978 (19.7) | 216,007 (20.8) |
2013/2014 | 838,295 (21.4) | 236,380 (20.7) | 383,032 (21.9) | 218,883 (21.1) |
2014/2015 | 862,723 (22.0) | 232,468 (20.3) | 415,718 (23.8) | 214,537 (20.7) |
Month of year, n (%) | ||||
January | 331,948 (8.5) | 95,920 (8.4) | 148,639 (8.5) | 87,389 (8.4) |
February | 305,191 (7.8) | 88,778 (7.8) | 136,347 (7.8) | 80,066 (7.7) |
March | 335,723 (8.6) | 95,972 (8.4) | 150,839 (8.6) | 88,912 (8.6) |
April | 312,766 (8.0) | 92,314 (8.1) | 136,495 (7.8) | 83,957 (8.1) |
May | 332,455 (8.5) | 97,189 (8.5) | 146,458 (8.4) | 88,808 (8.6) |
June | 326,939 (8.3) | 94,589 (8.3) | 146,142 (8.4) | 86,208 (8.3) |
July | 343,412 (8.7) | 99,972 (8.7) | 153,370 (8.8) | 90,070 (8.7) |
August | 343,602 (8.8) | 100,098 (8.8) | 153,148 (8.8) | 90,356 (8.7) |
September | 327,555 (8.3) | 95,996 (8.4) | 145,650 (8.3) | 85,909 (8.3) |
October | 329,296 (8.4) | 96,936 (8.5) | 146,008 (8.4) | 86,352 (8.3) |
November | 308,984 (7.9) | 89,948 (7.9) | 137,093 (7.9) | 81,943 (7.9) |
December | 327,586 (8.3) | 95,095 (8.3) | 146,135 (8.4) | 86,356 (8.3) |
Day of week, n (%) | ||||
Weekday (Mon-Fri) | 2,803,405 (71.4) | 805,493 (70.5) | 1,254,413 (71.8) | 743,499 (71.7) |
Weekend (Sat, Sun) | 1,122,052 (28.6) | 337,314 (29.5) | 491,911 (28.2) | 292,827 (28.3) |
Time of day, n (%) | ||||
Daytime (08:01–16:00) | 1,807,622 (46.0) | 538,397 (47.1) | 798,406 (45.7) | 470,819 (45.4) |
Evening (16:01–24:00) | 1,461,638 (37.2) | 421,100 (36.8) | 657,150 (37.6) | 383,388 (37.0) |
Night (00:01–08:00) | 656,197 (16.7) | 183,310 (16.0) | 290,768 (16.7) | 182,119 (17.6) |
Triage level, n (%) | ||||
1 Resuscitation | 29,242 (0.7) | 3286 (0.3) | 8974 (0.5) | 16,982 (1.6) |
2 Emergency | 724,574 (18.5) | 89,994 (7.9) | 367,420 (21.0) | 267,160 (25.8) |
3 Urgent | 1,786,753 (45.5) | 439,474 (38.5) | 849,733 (48.7) | 497,546 (48.0) |
4 Semi-urgent | 1,133,670 (28.9) | 513,555 (44.9) | 415,238 (23.8) | 204,877 (19.8) |
5 Non-urgent | 243,252 (6.2) | 89,110 (7.8) | 104,697 (6.0) | 49,445 (4.8) |
Missing | 7966 (0.2) | 7388 (0.6) | 262 (0.0) | 316 (0.0) |
Disposition, n (%) | ||||
Discharged | 3,076,395 (78.4) | 954,016 (83.5) | 1,405,635 (80.5) | 716,744 (69.2) |
Admitted | 580,325 (14.8) | 120,827 (10.6) | 220,852 (12.6) | 238,646 (23.0) |
Transferred | 60,055 (1.5) | 9573 (0.8) | 36,490 (2.1) | 13,992 (1.4) |
LWBS | 162,056 (4.1) | 47,486 (4.2) | 65,062 (3.7) | 49,508 (4.8) |
LAMA | 41,884 (1.1) | 10,047 (0.9) | 16,564 (0.9) | 15,273 (1.5) |
Death | 4742 (0.1) | 858 (0.1) | 1721 (0.1) | 2163 (0.2) |