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Table 2 Chief Complaint or Reason for Admission per Triage Physician

From: Factors associated with low-acuity hospital admissions in a public safety-net setting: a cross-sectional study

 

Admitted from ED (n = 349)

Discharged from ED (n = 103)

Diagnosis/Syndrome, n (%)

196 (56.2)

51 (49.5)

Skin/soft tissue infection [40]

Skin/soft tissue infection [10]

ESRD/hemodialysis [13]

Intoxication/withdrawal [5]

COPD [13]

ESRD/hemodialysis [4]

Undifferentiated Symptom, n (%)

103 (29.5)

37 (35.9)

Ambulatory dysfunction [26]

Pain [16]

Pain [22]

Ambulatory dysfunction [6]

Altered mental status [17]

Dyspnea/cough [5]

Objective Laboratory or Vital Sign Measurement, n (%)

16 (4.6)

15 (14.6)

Anemia [2]

Anemia [5]

Hyponatremia [2]

Hyperkalemia [2]

Hypoxia [2]

Hypotension [2]

Social “Placement”, n (%)

25 (7.2)

0

Missing/not recorded, n (%)

9 (2.6)

0

  1. The three most common presenting complaints for each category are listed with frequency [n] ESRD=end-stage renal disease, COPD= chronic obstructive pulmonary disease