Which Dermatological Conditions Present to an Emergency Department in Australia?

Table 1

Demographic data for dermatological presentations compared to nondermatological presentations to ED.

	Dermatological presentations	Other ED presentations	P value
Age (years) (mean, median)	44.2	47.8	<0.001
	39.0	44.0
Triage category 1	6 (0.1%)^∘	1245 (1.1%)*	<0.001
Triage category 2	187 (3.9%)^∘	9837 (8.3%)*
Triage category 3	778 (16.2%)^∘	45140 (38.2%)*
Triage category 4	3261 (67.7%)*	53646 (45.4%)^∘
Triage category 5	585 (12.1%)*	8193 (6.9%)^∘
Time to ED doctor (min) (median, IQR)	56.0	31.0	<0.001
	19–117	8–82

∗Overrepresented according to adjusted standardised residuals.
^∘Underrepresented according to adjusted standardised residuals.