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Table 1 Cohort data and years comparison

From: Reduced hospitalization rates are not associated with increased mortality or readmission rates in an emergency department in Israel

Variable

Entire cohort

2010

2014

2016

Sigma (2010–2014)

Sigma (2010–2016)

Sigma (2014–2016)

N

168,891

53,237

56,588

59,066

   

Male, N (%)

83,177 (49.2)

26,030 (48.9)

27,970 (49.4)

29,177 (49.4)

   

Age (years), Mean (st. dev)

58.03 (22.3)

57.77 (22.4)

58.13 (22.2)

58.18 (22.3)

0.008

0.002

0.674

Admitted, N (%)

67,347 (39.9)

24,727 (46.4)

21,880 (38.7)

20,740 (35.1)

0.000

0.000

0.000

Discharged, N (%)

101,544 (60.1)

28,510 (53.6)

34,708 (61.3)

38,326 (64.9)

0.000

0.000

0.000

ED time (minutes), Mean (st. dev)

229.1 (170.6)

183.6 (127.96)

237.5 (167.42)

262.0 (196.36)

0.000

0.000

0.000

Delay Time (minutes), Mean (st. dev)

167.7 (181.93)

97.25 (94.4)

178.8 (176.18)

239.5 (229.79)

0.008

0.000

0.000

One-month mortality, N (%)

7,299 (4.3)

2,326 (4.4)

2,533 (4.5)

2,440 (4.1)

0.388

0.048

0.004

Readmission 1 week, N (%)

11,068 (6.6)

3,479 (6.5)

3,619 (6.4)

3,970 (6.7)

0.347

0.21

0.025

Delay > 2 h, N (%)

31,299 (46.8)

5,856 (23.7)

11,679 (53.4)

13,764 (66.4)

0.000

0.000

0.000

  1. Admission & discharge rates, total Emergency department (ED) visit length & delay time (minutes), one-month mortality and one-week readmission rates in the years 2010, 2014 & 2016 in the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (TASMC). Number of patients that are delayed in the ED more than 2 h after decision of hospitalization took place increased significantly