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Table 3 Comparison of visit characteristics and outcomes of patients visiting the emergency department shock room

From: Retrospective study of the incidence of unstable and shock patients presenting to the emergency room

 

Period

P value

 

I

II

Nov 1999-Jul 2000 (N = 277)

Nov 2007-Jul 2008 (N = 140)

 

N

%

N

%

Treatment duration (hours)

     

Mean ± Std

1.34 ± 1.29

1.66 ± 1.56

0.025

Range

0-7.7

0-9.8

 

277

 

140

 

Major diagnosis

     

Cardiac

96

37.9%

27

22.3%

0.002

Respiratory

48

19.0%

20

16.5%

0.566

Infectious disease

52

20.6%

30

24.8%

0.353

Central nervous system

24

9.5%

9

7.4%

0.513

Toxic metabolic

23

9.1%

23

19.0%

0.006

Dead on arrival

10

4.0%

12

9.9%

0.02

 

253

(mis = 27)

121

(mis = 20)

 

Shock room release status

     

Hospitalized/Discharged home from hospital the day of arrival

260

93.8%

125

89.2%

0.097

Died in emergency room

17

6.1%

15

10.7%

 

277

 

140

 

Hospitalization duration (days)

     

Transferred to other institutions

     

Mean ± Std

24.75 ± 19.14

15.0±

0.680

Range

12-53

15-15

 

4

 

1

 

Died during hospitalization

     

Mean ± Std

8.5 ± 11.34

6.43 ± 9.22

0.281

Range

1-67

1-55

 

82

 

49

 

Discharged

     

Mean ± Std

9.68 ± 16.29

12.40 ± 15.38

0.229

Range

1-145

1-109

 

168

 

72

 
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Israel Journal of Health Policy Research

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