Table 2 Admission data 2010–2015
From: Emergency department crowding and length of stay before and after an increased catchment area
Total | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ∆ 2010–2011 | ∆ 2010–2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients | 179,989 | 20,395 | 28,738 | 32,082 | 34,002 | 32,740 | 32,032 | 8343 (40.9) | 11637 (57.1) |
- Internal Medicine | 102,922 | 11,511 | 16,172 | 18,123 | 19,410 | 19,061 | 18,645 | 4661 (40.5) | 7134 (62.0) |
- Surgery | 32,243 | 3,790 | 5,555 | 6,321 | 6,283 | 6,246 | 6,048 | 1765 (46.6) | 2258 (59.6) |
- Orthopaedics | 20,471 | 2,597 | 3,354 | 3647 | 4075 | 3400 | 3,398 | 757 (29.1) | 801 (30.8) |
- Neurology | 22,353 | 2,497 | 3,657 | 3991 | 4234 | 4033 | 3,941 | 1160 (46.5) | 1444 (57.8) |
Males | 91,840 (51.0) | 10,544 (51.7) | 14,635 (50.9) | 16,209 (50.5) | 17,205 (50.6) | 16,710 (51.0) | 16,537 (51.6) | ||
Length of stay, mean (SD) | 3:59 (6:32) | 3:21 (4:15) | 4:03 (5:25) | 4:17 (12:01) | 4:16 (4:35) | 4:01 (4:11) | 3:45 (4:22) | ||
Length of stay, median (IQR) | 3:29 (2:06, 4:48) | 2:37 (1:18, 3:37) | 3:18 (1:58, 4:52) | 3:26 (2:20, 5:03) | 3:24 (2:29, 5:12) | 3:14 (2:18, 4:59) | 3:08 (2:02, 4:28) | ||
Length of stay ≤4 h | 112,879 (62.7) | 15,163 (74.3) | 18,374 (63.9) | 18,779 (58.5) | 19,249 (56.6) | 20,028 (61.2) | 21,256 (66.4) | ||
Patients experiencing crowding | 113,393 (63.0) | 7,730 (37.9) | 15,202 (52.9) | 24,350 (75.9) | 26,386 (77.6) | 22,034 (67.3) | 19,796 (61.8) |