Clinical characteristics of all asthma visits to the ED, September 18 to January 19 (n=637)
| Time of ED discharge | |||
| Overall | n=637 | ||
| Did not receive asthma counselling | 550 | 86.3% | |
| Received asthma counselling | 87 | 13.7% | |
| Office hours | |||
| 08:00–18:00 hours | 300 | 47.1% | |
| Received asthma counselling | 33 | 11% | |
| After-hours | |||
| 18:01–07:59 hours | 337 | 52.9% | |
| After-hours (18:00–00:00 hours) | 193 | 30.3% | |
| After-hours (00:00–08:00 hours) | 144 | 22.6% | |
| Received asthma counselling | 54 | 16% | |
| Did not receive asthma counselling | 283 | 84% | |
| Referred to SGH respiratory specialist clinic (n=81) | Attended respiratory clinic appointment | ||
| Received asthma counselling (n=12) | 5 | 41.7% | |
| Did not receive asthma counselling (n=69) | 11 | 15.9% | p=0.0388 |
ED, emergency department; SGH, Singapore General Hospital.