Characteristic | All patients (n = 1574) | With chief complaint related ADE | With incidentally found ADE only | Without ADEs |
---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 158) | (n = 63) | (n = 1,353) | ||
Age, yrs, mean (SD) | 51.4 (20.3) | 50.8 (20.8) | 63.5 (19.7) | 50.9 (20.1) |
Female | 805 (51.1%) | 76 (48.1%) | 26 (41.3%) | 703 (52.0%) |
Arrived from, no. (%) † | ||||
Home | 1404 (89.2%) | 131 (82.9%) | 56 (88.9%) | 1217 (89.9%) |
Homeless/Shelter | 64 (4.1%) | 14 (8.9%) | 2 (3.2%) | 48 (3.5%) |
Nursing home | 65 (4.1%) | 9 (5.7%) | 3 (4.8%) | 53 (3.9%) |
Other | 39 (2.5%) | 4 (2.5%) | 2 (3.2%) | 33 (2.4%) |
Canadian triage acuity score, no. (%) | ||||
1 | 6 (0.4%) | 2 (1.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (0.3%) |
2 | 225 (14.3%) | 20 (12.7%) | 10 (15.9%) | 195 (14.4%) |
3 | 693 (44.0%) | 77 (48.7%) | 36 (57.1%) | 580 (42.9%) |
4 | 579 (36.8%) | 50 (31.6%) | 14 (22.2%) | 515 (38.1%) |
5 | 71 (4.5%) | 9 (5.7%) | 3 (4.8%) | 59 (4.4%) |
Most common chief complaints, no. (%) | ||||
Abdominal pain | 157 (10.0%) | 4 (2.5%) | 9 (14.3%) | 144 (10.6%) |
Chest pain | 115 (7.3%) | 4 (2.5%) | 4 (6.4%) | 107 (7.9%) |
Shortness of breath | 96 (6.1%) | 14 (8.9%) | 5 (7.9%) | 77 (5.7%) |
Lower extremity pain | 79 (5.0%) | 4 (2.5%) | 2 (3.2%) | 73 (5.4%) |
Back pain | 64 (4.1%) | 4 (2.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 60 (4.4%) |
No. comorbid conditions, mean (SD) | 2.1 (2.0) | 2.7 (2.2) | 3.3 (1.8) | 1.9 (2.0) |
Most prevalent comorbid conditions, no. (%) | ||||
Hypertension | 382 (24.3%) | 43 (27.2%) | 36 (57.1%) | 303 (22.4%) |
Mood disorder | 201 (12.8%) | 35 (22.2%) | 7 (11.1%) | 159 (11.8%) |
Dyslipidemia | 125 (7.9%) | 15 (9.5%) | 5 (7.9%) | 105 (7.8%) |
Asthma | 120 (7.6%) | 20 (12.7%) | 6 (9.5%) | 94 (6.9%) |
Diabetes Mellitus | 119 (7.6%) | 22 (13.9%) | 9 (14.3%) | 88 (6.5%) |
No. prescribed medications, median (IQR) | 2 (1,5) | 4 (2,7) | 4 (2,8) | 2 (1,5) |
Most commonly prescribed outpatient medications, no. (%) | ||||
Acetaminophen with codeine | 195 (12.4%) | 29 (18.4%) | 8 (12.7%) | 158 (11.7%) |
Ramipril | 134 (8.5%) | 12 (7.6%) | 7 (11.1%) | 115 (8.5%) |
Salbutamol | 123 (7.8%) | 16 (10.1%) | 8 (12.7%) | 99 (7.3%) |
Rabeprazole | 117 (7.4%) | 12 (7.6%) | 10 (15.9%) | 95 (7.0%) |
Lorazepam | 106 (6.7%) | 7 (4.4%) | 6 (9.5%) | 93 (6.9%) |
Disposition from the ED, no. (%) ‡ | ||||
Admitted | 283 (18.0%) | 40 (25.3%) | 20 (31.7%) | 223 (16.5%) |
Home | 1279 (81.3%) | 113 (71.5%) | 42 (66.7%) | 1124 (83.1%) |
Deceased | 3 (0.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (0.2%) |
Other | 7 (0.4%) | 5 (3.2%) | 1 (1.6%) | 1 (0.1%) |