Table 3 Reported symptoms, stratified by emergency codes, of the 24,609 total ED visits made by 12,672 NH residents in the Piedmont region, Italy, 2015–2019
Reported symptoms at the ED visits (N = 24,609) | Emergency code | Total reported symptoms in the ED | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Critical | Â | Not critical | Â | ||||
n | (%) | n | (%) | N | (%) | ||
Aspecific symptoms | 4890 | (19.9) | Â | 6256 | (25.4) | 11,146 | (45.3) |
Dyspnea | 3189 | (13.0) | Â | 973 | (4.0) | 4162 | (16.9) |
Trauma | 1173 | (4.8) | Â | 2837 | (11.5) | 4010 | (16.3) |
Neurological symptoms | 1073 | (4.4) | Â | 348 | (1.4) | 1421 | (5.8) |
Abdominal pain | 458 | (1.9) | Â | 662 | (2.7) | 1120 | (4.6) |
Fever | 437 | (1.8) | Â | 459 | (1.9) | 896 | (3.6) |
Chest or thoracic pain | 244 | (1.0) | Â | 109 | (0.4) | 353 | (1.4) |
Cardiac rhythm alteration | 175 | (0.7) | Â | 61 | (0.2) | 236 | (1.0) |
Bleeding (not traumatic) | 155 | (0.6) | Â | 166 | (0.7) | 321 | (1.3) |
Genitourinary symptoms | 143 | (0.6) | Â | 559 | (2.3) | 702 | (2.9) |
Shock or allergic reaction | 30 | (0.1) | Â | 10 | (0.01) | 40 | (0.2) |
Ocular disorders | 27 | (0.1) | Â | 118 | (0.5) | 145 | (0.6) |
Dermatological symptoms | 13 | (0.05) | Â | 27 | (0.1) | 40 | (0.2) |
Dentistry disorders | 6 | (0.02) | Â | 11 | (0.04) | 17 | (0.1) |
| Â | 12,013 | (48.9) | Â | 12,596 | (51.1) | 24,609 | (100) |