Table 2 Overview of reasons for emergency department Visits
Variable | All patients (n = 242) | Patients with Unavoidable Visits (n = 189) | Patients with Avoidable Visits (n = 53) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
According to chief complaint (%) | ||||
Pain | 56.0 (23.1) | 48.0 (25.4) | 8.0 (15.1) | 0.134 |
GI Symptoms | 91.0 (37.6) | 76.0 (40.2) | 15.0 (28.3) | 0.141 |
Dyspnea | 48.0 (19.8) | 45.0 (23.8) | 3.0 (5.7) | < 0.001 |
Altered mental status | 36.0 (14.9) | 31.0 (16.4) | 5.0 (9.4) | 0.229 |
Other neurologic symptoms | 11.0 (4.5) | 10.0 (5.3) | 1.0 (1.9) | 0.306 |
Fever/Chill | 47.0 (19.4) | 44.0 (23.3) | 3.0 (5.7) | 0.005 |
Bleeding | 18.0 (7.4) | 14.0 (7.4) | 4.0 (7.5) | 0.937 |
Edema/Swelling | 4.0 (1.7) | 4.0 (2.1) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.291 |
General weakness | 52.0 (21.5) | 39.0 (20.6) | 13.0 (24.5) | 0.486 |
Fall | 1.0 (0.4) | 1.0 (0.5) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.600 |
Other | 90.0 (37.1) | 63.0 (33.3) | 27.0 (50.9) | 0.013 |
According to clinical diagnosis at ED (%) | ||||
Cancer-related pain | 8.0 (3.3) | 6.0 (3.2) | 2.0 (3.8) | 0.002 |
Dyspnea | 5.0 (2.1) | 5.0 (2.6) | 0.0 (0.0) | |
Dehydration | 11.0 (4.5) | 4.0 (2.1) | 7.0 (13.2) | |
Infection | 28.0 (11.6) | 25.0 (13.2) | 3.0 (5.7) | |
Neurologic Events | 6.0 (2.5) | 6.0 (3.2) | 0.0 (0.0) | |
Metabolic Events | 9.0 (3.7) | 8.0 (4.2) | 1.0 (1.9) | |
Hemorrhage | 5.0 (2.1) | 3.0 (1.6) | 2.0 (3.8) | |
Thromboembolism | 3.0 (1.2) | 3.0 (1.6) | 0.0 (0.0) | |
Small bowel obstruction | 8.0 (3.3) | 8.0 (4.2) | 0.0 (0.0) | |
Treatment-related complications | 2.0 (0.8) | 2.0 (1.1) | 0.0 (0.0) | |
Catheter related Events | 6.0 (2.5) | 2.0 (1.1) | 4.0 (7.5) | |
Medications refill | 1.0 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1.0 (1.9) | |
Others | 150.0 (62.0) | 118 (62.4) | 32.0 (60.4) | |