Outcomes of direct admission and control cohorts
| Direct admission (n=23) | ED to ED (n=106) | P value | |
| Transferred, n (%) | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 23 (82.1) | 106 (100) | |
| No | 5 (17.9) | 0 (0) | |
| Time to arrival, hours (95% CI) | 2.7 (2.3 to 3.1) | 1.9 (1.5 to 2.4) | 0.104 |
| Up-triage within 24 hours, n (%) | 0.178 | ||
| Yes | 1 (4.3) | – | |
| No | 22 (95.7) | 106 (100) | |
| Rapid response/cardiopulmonary arrest within 24 hours of admission, n (%) | 1.000 | ||
| Yes | – | 2 (1.8) | |
| No | 23 (100) | 104 (98.2) | |
| Mortality, n (%) | 3 (13.0) | 8 (7.6) | 0.392 |
| Morbidity/mortality events attributed to direct admit process, n (%) | 0 (0) | – | – |
| Discharge disposition, n (%) | 0.670 | ||
| Acute care facility | – | 3 (2.8) | |
| Correctional facility | – | 1 (0.9) | |
| Home or self-care | 9 (39.1) | 33 (31.1) | |
| Home with services | 3 (13) | 16 (15.1) | |
| Hospice | – | 1 (0.9) | |
| Long-term care | 1 (4.4) | 2 (1.9) | |
| Psychiatric hospital | – | 2 (1.9) | |
| Morgue | 3 (13) | 8 (7.6) | |
| Rehab (inpatient) | 5 (21.7) | 13 (12.3) | |
| Skilled nursing facility | 2 (8.7) | 27 (25.5) | |
| CT within 6 hours of arrival, n (%) | 5 (21.7) | 46 (43.4) | 0.063 |
| Time to CT (minutes) | 134.6±63.9 | 143.9±74.8 | 0.849 |
ED, emergency department.