Table 4 Excluded patient characteristics
|  | Total (n = 703) |
|---|---|
Demographics | |
 Age, mean (SD) | 81.84 (11.01) |
 Charlson Index, mean (SD) | 2 (2.11) |
 Female, n (%) | 391 (55.62) |
 Principal Diagnosis coded with Dementia, n (%) | 105 (14.94) |
Treatment Priority | |
 ATS 1, n (%) | 30 (4.27) |
 ATS 2, n (%) | 156 (22.19) |
 ATS 3, n (%) | 362 (51.49) |
 ATS 4, n (%) | 131 (18.63) |
 ATS 5, n (%) | 6 (0.85) |
 ATS 6, n (%)- (Not triaged) | 0 |
 Not assigned, n (%) | 18 (2.56) |
Episode of Care | |
 Acute, n (%) | 691 (98.29) |
 Non-Acute, n (%) | 12 (1.71) |
Nature of Separation | |
 Home, n (%) | 397 (56.47) |
 Other hospital – up transfer, n (%) | 67 (9.53) |
 Nursing home or hostel, n (%) | 56 (7.97) |
 In-hospital mortality, n (%) | 81 (11.52) |
 Other hospital – down transfer, n (%) | 94 (13.37) |
 Other types of discharge, n (%) | 8 (1.14) |
 Time spent boarding in ED (Hrs), mean (SD) | 8.25 (8.70) |
 In-hospital LOS (Hrs), mean (SD) (including boarding time) | 234.01 (286.73) |