Table 4 Comparison of study cohort by status of transition information from emergency department to acute care
Transition from ED to the acute care hospital in which the ED was located | Transition from ED to acute care in a different facility | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cohort without missing transition information from ED to the hospital in which the ED was located (N = 36,254) | Cohort with missing transition information from ED to the hospital in which the ED was located (N = 1,559) | Cohort without missing transition information from ED to a hospital located in a different facility (N = 3,742) | Cohort with missing transition information from ED to a hospital located in a different facility (N = 239) | |
% (95 % CI) | ||||
Age group | ||||
0–19 | 17.0 (16.7–17.3) | 16.2 (14.5–18.1) | 19.5 (18.3–20.8) | 23.4 (18.5–29.2) |
20–39 | 16.7 (16.5–16.9) | 36.0 (33.6–38.4) | 21.5 (20.3–22.9) | 42.3 (34.6–46.9) |
40–59 | 21.9 (21.6–22.1) | 26.8 (24.6–29.0) | 21.8 (20.5–23.2) | 21.8 (17.0–27.4) |
60–79 | 26.9 (26.6–27.1) | 14.2 (12.5–16.0) | 22.4 (21.0–23.7) | 4.5 (2.6–8.1) |
80+ | 17.5 (17.3–17.8) | 6.8 (5.1–7.9) | 14.8 (13.7–16.0) | 8.0 (6.5–14.0) |
Sex | ||||
Female | 49.4 (49.0–49.8) | 40.6 (37.8–42.7) | 50.3 (48.7–51.9) | 38.1 (32.2–44.4) |
Male | 50.6 (50.3–50.9) | 59.4 (56.9–61.8) | 49.7 (48.1–51.3) | 61.9 (54.4–66.7) |
Residence location | ||||
Urban | 99.3 (99.3–99.4) | 99.5 (98.9–99.7) | 99.8 (99.6–99.9) | 93.7 (89.9–96.2) |
Rural | 0.7 (0.7–0.8) | 0.5 (0.3–1.0) | 0.2 (0.1–0.4) | 6.3 (3.8–10.1) |
Health region | ||||
Regina Qu’Appelle | 50.5 (50.2–50.8) | 50.1 (48.2–53.2) | 48.0 (46.4–49.6) | 54.4 (48.1–60.6) |
Saskatoon | 49.5 (49.1–49.9) | 48.9 (46.5–51.4) | 52.0 (50.4–53.6) | 45.6 (39.4–51.9) |