Table 3 Number of PHC-QDU patients who should have been referred to the ED and of PHC-ED-QDU patients who should have been directly referred to the QDU according to the reason for consultation
Reason for consultation | PHC-QDU patients* n = 1186 | PHC-ED-QDU patients† n = 1004 |
|---|---|---|
Anemia | 21 (1.8) | 247 (24.6) |
Unintentional weight loss | 4 (0.3) | 119 (11.9) |
Febrile syndrome | 5 (0.4) | 223 (22.2) |
Adenopathies and/or palpable masses | 0 (0) | 37 (3.7) |
Lung and/or pleural abnormalities | 1 (0.08) | 28 (2.8) |
Chronic diarrhea | 2 (0.2) | 20 (2) |
Abdominal pain | 3 (0.3) | 29 (2.9) |
Ascites | 3 (0.3) | 20 (2) |
Rectorrhagia | 1 (0.08) | 160 (15.9) |
Jaundice | 3 (0.3) | 10 (1) |
Dysphagia | 0 (0) | 14 (1.4) |
Arthritis | 0 (0) | 9 (0.9) |
Other | 5 (0.4) | 19 (1.9) |
Total | 48 (4) | 935 (93.1) |