Patient characteristics and institutional factors associated with those who “did not wait” at a South East Queensland Emergency Department  Nicola Melton, RN, BNurs, MAP Health Care Research, Grad Cert. Occ. Safety & Hlth, Marion Mitchell, RN, PhD, Grad Cert [Higher Ed], Julia Crilly, RN, B. Nurs, MN (hons), PhD, Marie Cooke, RN, Dip App Sc, B App Sc, MSPD, PhD  Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal  Volume 17, Issue 1, Pages 11-18 (February 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.aenj.2013.10.003 Copyright © 2013 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Sample inclusion process. Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal 2014 17, 11-18DOI: (10.1016/j.aenj.2013.10.003) Copyright © 2013 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 Number of patients who DNW and who waited, by SEIFA IRSD. Note. Only those individuals with an Australian postcode listed in the SEIFA were included, 44 (4.0%) were missing from the DNW group and 592 (2.4%) were missing from the waited group. DNW=did not wait. SEIFA=socio-economic index for areas. IRSD=index of relative socio-economic disadvantage. IRSD score of 1 reflects the lowest 10% and represents those postcodes with the highest proportion of people living in households of greatest disadvantage. Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal 2014 17, 11-18DOI: (10.1016/j.aenj.2013.10.003) Copyright © 2013 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 3 Discharge disposition of patients who re-attended within seven days of DNW episode (%) (n=155, 14.2%). Note. DNW=did not wait. LAMA=left against medical advice. ICU=intensive care unit Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal 2014 17, 11-18DOI: (10.1016/j.aenj.2013.10.003) Copyright © 2013 Terms and Conditions