Characteristics of patients admitted to or discharged from the study hospitals’ general internal medicine services
| Characteristic | No. (%) of admissions* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall n = 235 375 | Admissions of patients from LTC facilities n = 21 948 | Admissions of patients from other settings n = 213 427 | |
| Age, yr, median (IQR) | 72.00 (57.00–83.00) | 86.00 (79.00–91.00) | 70.00 (55.00–82.00) |
| Sex, female | 117 757 (50.0) | 13 209 (60.2) | 104 548 (49.0) |
| LAPS, mean ± SD | 20.11 ± 17.23 | 26.48 ± 18.08 | 19.46 ± 17.00 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index score ≥ 2 | 103 243 (43.9) | 13 725 (62.5) | 89 518 (41.9) |
| Time in ED, h, median (IQR) | 14.67 (9.90–23.65) | 16.00 (10.18–26.38) | 14.47 (9.83–23.23) |
| Admission to GIM from ED | 209 159 (88.9) | 18 915 (86.2) | 190 244 (89.1) |
| Time of admission | |||
| Weekday | 175 121 (74.4) | 16 034 (73.1) | 159 087 (74.5) |
| Daytime | 54 136 (23.0) | 5359 (24.4) | 48 777 (22.9) |
| Time of triage | |||
| Weekday triage | 177 298 (75.3) | 16 195 (73.8) | 161 103 (75.5) |
| Daytime | 129 744 (55.1) | 12 373 (56.4) | 117 371 (55.0) |
| Admitted to GIM in previous 30 d | 24 014 (10.4) | 2913 (13.4) | 21 101 (10.1) |
Note: ED = emergency department, GIM = general internal medicine service, IQR = interquartile range, LAPS = Laboratory-based Acute Physiology Score, LTC = long-term care, SD = standard deviation.
↵* Unless indicated otherwise.