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Patients referred to Cochin Hospital and Hôtel-Dieu Hospital emergency departments during the three year follow-up period |
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| 1 May-30 September |
3 August-19 August |
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| 2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
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| Number of patients |
31,600 |
33,196 |
34,973 |
3,297 |
3,580 |
3,851 |
| Age, mean (standard deviation) (years) |
41.2 (18.9) |
41.0 (18.6) |
40.7 (18.9) |
41.0 (18.3) |
41.0 (18.8) |
43.5 (21.1) |
| Male, n (%) |
17,854 (56.5) |
19,287 (58.1) |
19,970 (57.1) |
1,840 (55.8) |
2,158 (60.3) |
2,140 (56.1) |
| Emergency department self-referral, n (%) |
19,086 (60.4) |
20,714 (62.4) |
22,628 (64.7) |
2,163 (65.6) |
2,334 (65.2) |
2,418 (62.8) |
| Triage level, n (%) |
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| Level 1 |
1,138 (3.6) |
1,029 (3.1) |
1,714 (4.9) |
96 (2.9) |
100 (2.8) |
245 (6.4) |
| Level 2 |
9,037 (28.6) |
10,490 (31.6) |
11,402 (32.6) |
788 (23.9) |
1,078 (30.1) |
1,240 (32.2) |
| Level 3 |
18,360 (58.1) |
18,158 (54.7) |
17,311 (49.5) |
1,951 (59.2) |
1,887 (52.7) |
1,878 (48.8) |
| Level 4 |
3,065 (9.7) |
3,519 (10.6) |
4,546 (13) |
465 (14.1) |
516 (14.4) |
488 (12.7) |
| Trauma, n (%) |
11,092 (35.1) |
10,855 (32.7) |
10,492 (30) |
1,048 (31.8) |
1,049 (29.3) |
974 (25.3) |
| Deceased at the emergency department, n |
19 |
35 |
41 |
4 |
7 |
18 |
Claessens et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R156 doi:10.1186/cc5092 |
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