Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants.
Variables | Total (n = 847) | Survived (n = 772) | Deceased (n = 75) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex, male, n (%) | 575 (68) | 520 (67) | 55 (73) | 0.353 |
Age, median (Q1, Q3) | 67 (55, 76) | 65.5 (54, 76) | 73 (65, 80.5) | < 0.001 |
Ambulance ED arrival, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 353 (42) | 295 (38) | 58 (77) | |
No | 494 (58) | 477 (62) | 17 (23) | |
Heart rate, median (Q1, Q3) | 92 (80, 106) | 91 (80, 105) | 100 (85, 116) | 0.004 |
Systolic pressure, median (Q1, Q3) | 122 (107, 141) | 123 (108, 141) | 115 (93, 130.5) | < 0.001 |
Diastolic pressure, median (Q1, Q3) | 70 (60, 81) | 70 (60, 81) | 63 (50, 75.5) | < 0.001 |
Shock index > 1, n (%) | 154 (18) | 131 (17) | 23 (31) | 0.005 |
Triage level (ESI), n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
ESI Level 1 | 17 (2) | 4 (1) | 13 (17) | |
ESI Level 2 | 709 (84) | 647 (84) | 62 (83) | |
ESI Level 3 | 72 (9) | 72 (9) | 0 (0) | |
ESI Level 4 | 49 (6) | 49 (6) | 0 (0) | |
Type of health insurance for hospitalization, n (%) | 0.01 | |||
Employee health insurance | 759 (90) | 694 (90) | 65 (87) | |
Resident health insurance | 40 (5) | 32 (4) | 8 (11) | |
Self-payment | 36 (4) | 36 (5) | 0 (0) | |
Other | 12 (1) | 10 (1) | 2 (3) | |
Season of admission to emergency department, n (%) | 0.762 | |||
Spring | 222 (26) | 203 (26) | 19 (25) | |
Summer | 205 (24) | 190 (25) | 15 (20) | |
Fall | 225 (27) | 204 (26) | 21 (28) | |
Winter | 195 (23) | 175 (23) | 20 (27) | |
Time of admission to emergency department, n (%) | 0.033 | |||
08:01–16:00 | 382 (45) | 344 (45) | 38 (51) | |
16:01–24:00 | 324 (38) | 305 (40) | 19 (25) | |
00:01–08:00 | 141 (17) | 123 (16) | 18 (24) | |
Emergency admission (ICU), n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 90 (11) | 67 (9) | 23 (31) | |
No | 757 (89) | 705 (91) | 52 (69) | |
Type of gastrointestinal bleeding, n (%) | 0.687 | |||
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding | 703 (83) | 639 (83) | 64 (85) | |
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding | 144 (17) | 133 (17) | 11 (15) | |
Comorbidities, n (%) | ||||
Diabetes | 190 (22) | 172 (22) | 18 (24) | 0.845 |
Hypertension | 313 (37) | 286 (37) | 27 (36) | 0.957 |
Cerebral infarction | 160 (19) | 143 (19) | 17 (23) | 0.471 |
Coronary artery disease | 204 (24) | 185 (24) | 19 (25) | 0.902 |
Malignancy | 153 (18) | 114 (15) | 39 (52) | < 0.001 |
In-hospital interventions, n (%) | ||||
Surgical procedure | 626 (74) | 582 (75) | 44 (59) | 0.003 |
Hemostatic procedure performed, n (%) | 536 (63) | 509 (66) | 27 (36) | < 0.001 |
Hemostatic procedure within 24 h of emergency admission, n (%) | 316 (37) | 296 (38) | 20 (27) | 0.061 |
