Care complexity individual factors of adults in emergency department (n=35 968)
Care complexity individual factors | N (%) | |
Comorbidity and complications | 22 414 | (62.3) |
Uncontrolled pain | 11 793 | (32.8) |
Haemodynamic instability | 4791 | (13.3) |
Incontinence | 4078 | (11.3) |
Transmissible infection | 2368 | (6.6) |
Anatomical and functional disorders | 2281 | (6.3) |
Extreme weight | 1899 | (5.3) |
Postural limitation | 1691 | (4.7) |
High risk of haemorrhage | 1645 | (4.6) |
Vascular fragility | 1620 | (4.5) |
Communication disorders | 1148 | (3.2) |
Oedema | 708 | (2.0) |
Involuntary movements | 270 | (0.8) |
Dehydration | 45 | (0.1) |
Developmental | 14 223 | (39.5) |
Extreme age | 14 223 | (39.5) |
Psycho-emotional | 6145 | (17.1) |
Anxiety and fear | 5750 | (16.0) |
Impaired adaptation | 576 | (1.6) |
Aggressiveness | 150 | (0.4) |
Mental-cognitive | 5500 | (15.3) |
Consciousness disorders | 5353 | (14.9) |
Agitation | 294 | (0.8) |
Impaired cognitive functions | 83 | (0.2) |
Perception of reality disorders | 49 | (0.1) |
Sociocultural | 423 | (1.2) |
Language limitation | 286 | (0.8) |
Lack of caregiver support | 55 | (0.2) |
Belief conflict | 57 | (0.2) |
Social exclusion | 35 | (0.1) |
Illiteracy | 10 | (0.0) |