Emergency department visits that ended with patients leaving without being seen or against medical advice and that resulted in return visits within 3 days of discharge, by disposition of return visit*
| Disposition | No. (%) of visits | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Nations patients n = 16 879 | Non–First Nations patients n = 77 449 | ||
| Admission | 920 (5.5) | 4696 ( 6.1) | < 0.01 |
| Discharge | 13 196 (78.2) | 64 777 (83.6) | < 0.001 |
| Transfer to another health care facility | 255 (1.5) | 1192 (1.5) | 0.81 |
| Left without being seen or against medical advice | 2508 (14.9) | 6784 (8.8) | < 0.001 |
↵* Fewer than 20 patients died in the emergency department on return to the emergency department; these data were suppressed because of small cell counts.