Demographics of analysed patients
| Demographics | n | |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolled | 298 | |
| Age (mean, SD) | 59 | 17 |
| Male | 152 | 51% |
| Race | ||
| White | 268 | 90% |
| Black | 18 | 6% |
| Other | 12 | 4% |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic | 290 | 97% |
| Hispanic | 8 | 3% |
| Insurance | ||
| Private | 194 | 65% |
| Medicare | 85 | 29% |
| Other | 19 | 6% |
| Primary care physician access* | 280 | 94% |
| Comorbidities | ||
| Coronary artery disease† | 26 | 9% |
| Congestive heart failure | 12 | 4% |
| Lung disease‡ | 48 | 16% |
| Asthma | 25 | 8% |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 14 | 5% |
| Other | 14 | 5% |
| Malignancy§ | 107 | 36% |
| Active/palliative | 54 | 18% |
| Inactive | 50 | 17% |
| Status unknown | 3 | 1% |
| Renal insufficiency or failure¶ | 8 | 3% |
| Cerebrovascular disease** | 20 | 7% |
| Disposition | ||
| Floor admission | 250 | 84% |
| Intensive care unit admission | 24 | 8% |
| ED observation unit | 23 | 8% |
| Discharged from the ED | 1 | 0.3% |
*Primary care physician access is defined as having a primary care physician listed by name in our electronic medical record. This includes physicians not affiliated with our hospital system, but does not imply the availability of rapid follow-up.
†Coronary artery disease includes any history of myocardial infarction, angina, coronary artery stenting or bypass surgery.
‡Asthma, COPD and other lung disease are not mutually exclusive.
§Active malignancy includes any cancer that is being actively treated or palliated, and metastatic disease. Inactive cancer includes a prior history of cancer that is not actively being treated or palliated.
¶Renal insufficiency or failure includes renal insufficiency, renal failure or haemodialysis.
**Cerebrovascular disease includes any history of ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke or transient ischaemic attack.
ED, emergency department.