Research Article
Demographic Analysis of Emergency Department Patients at the Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai
Table 1
Demographic description of patients reporting to the Triage Desk.
| | Total population | Patients with one complaint | | | % | | % |
| Gender | | | | | āMale | 985 | 45.1 | 734 | 44.5 | āFemale | 1184 | 54.2 | 906 | 54.9 | āUnknown | 14 | 0.6 | 11 | 0.7 | Race | | | | | āAsian | 2075 | 95.1 | 1559 | 94.4 | āNon-Asian | 11 | 0.5 | 10 | 0.6 | āUnknown | 97 | 4.4 | 82 | 5.0 | Transport | | | | | āAmbulance | 95 | 4.4 | 72 | 4.4 | āSelf-referral | 2088 | 95.6 | 1579 | 95.6 | Complaints | | | | | āHeadache | 164 | 7.5 | 86 | 5.2 | āVertigo/dizziness | 236 | 10.8 | 199 | 12.1 | āEarache or ear infection | 17 | 0.8 | 13 | 0.8 | āThroat symptoms | 67 | 3.1 | 31 | 1.9 | āChest pain | 154 | 7.1 | 140 | 8.5 | āShortness of breath | 76 | 3.5 | 24 | 1.5 | āCough | 219 | 10.0 | 87 | 5.3 | āStomach and abdominal pain | 324 | 14.8 | 256 | 15.5 | āUrologic | 128 | 5.9 | 74 | 4.5 | āGynecologic symptoms | 19 | 0.9 | 12 | 0.7 | āSpine | 21 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.7 | āUpper extremity | 55 | 2.5 | 18 | 1.1 | āLower extremity | 129 | 5.9 | 74 | 4.5 | āSkin | 112 | 5.1 | 101 | 6.1 | āDM related | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | āFever | 338 | 15.5 | 205 | 12.4 | āTrauma | 164 | 7.5 | 72 | 4.4 | āBlood transfusion | 39 | 1.8 | 34 | 2.1 | āIntoxication | 8 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.3 | āOther | 181 | 8.3 | 141 | 8.5 | āUnknown | 90 | 4.1 | 63 | 3.8 | Specialist | | | | | āNeurosurgeon | 40 | 1.8 | 31 | 1.9 | āNeurologist | 299 | 13.7 | 264 | 16.0 | āEar-nose-throat specialist | 52 | 2.4 | 42 | 2.5 | āOphthalmologist | 23 | 1.1 | 21 | 1.3 | āDentist | 16 | 0.7 | 14 | 0.8 | āPulmonologist | 239 | 10.9 | 106 | 6.4 | āGeneral surgeon | 197 | 9.0 | 154 | 9.3 | āUrologist | 79 | 3.6 | 54 | 3.3 | āObstetrist/gynecologist | 25 | 1.1 | 18 | 1.1 | āOrthopedic surgeon | 187 | 8.6 | 114 | 6.9 | āInternist | 902 | 41.3 | 713 | 43.2 | āDermatologist | 104 | 4.8 | 96 | 5.8 | āUnknown | 43 | 1.9 | 36 | 2.2 |
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Data are shown as numbers with percentages. On the right-hand side, data are given for patients reporting to the ED with only one complaint.
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