Table 3 Outcomes of infectious elderly ED patients
Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
ED disposition | |
Home | 95 (20.5) |
ED observation | 65 (14) |
Other hospitals | 13 (2.8) |
Hospital admission | 286 (61.8) |
Death | 1 (0.2) |
Other | 3 (0.6) |
Hospital admission, n = 286 patients | |
Hospital length of stay, median (IQR) | 8 (5–15) |
Hospital disposition, n = 286 | |
Home | 219 (76.6) |
Refer to other hospital | 2 (0.7) |
Death | 65 (22.7) |
Mortality rate at 1 year | |
Death | 181 (39.1) |
Causes of death | |
Pneumonia | 46 (26.4) |
Cancer | 26 (14.9) |
Urinary tract infection | 6 (3.4) |
Sepsis | 20 (11.4) |
Unknown | 76 (43.7) |