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Table 3 Baseline patient characteristics and management in the SEM cohort. Std, standard deviation. *Among the unique patients

From: The skåne emergency medicine (SEM) cohort

Patient visits, n

630275

Unique patients, n

325539

Male, n, %

308990, 49.0%

Age, mean (std)

55.2 (21.8)

Arrival by ambulance, n, %

147976, 23.5%

Triage category

 

Highest priority; 1. Red

5.8%

Priority 2. Orange

20.4%

Priority 3. Yellow

46.4%

Lowest priority; 4. Green

6.3%

Primary care, Blue

6.1%

Missing

15.0%

Time to doctor in min, median (iqr)

70.0 (32.0-137.0)

ED length of stay in min, median (iqr)

206.0 (99.0-346.0)

ECG registered

29.4%

Imaging performed within 24 h

41.4%

Admitted to in-hospital care

24.4%

ED revisit in 7d

13.8%

Previous diagnoses (ICD10 codes) at ED presentation

Prevalence*

Diabetes (E109, E119, E139, E149, E101, E111, E131, E141, E105, E115, E135, E145)

11.0%

Cancer (C0-3, C40-49, C5-6, C70-76, C80-85, C883, C887, C889-901, C91-93, C940-943, C9451, C947, C95-96)

10.3%

Pulmonary disease (J40-47, J60-67)

8.2%

Cerebrovascular incident (I60-63, I65-66, G450-452, G454, G458-459, G46, I64, I670-672, I674 I675-679, I681-682 I688, I69)

7.3%

Congestive heart failure (I50)

7.0%

Renal disease (N01, N03, N052-056, N072-074, N18-19, N25)

4.0%

Peripheral vascular disease (I71, I790, I739, R02, Z958, Z959)

2.6%

Dementia (F00-02, F051)

1.7%