Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics of emergency department patients
Variable | (n = 656) |
|---|---|
Demographics | |
Age, mean (SD), year | 52.3 (18.6) |
Male sex, n (%) | 330 (50.3) |
System-based method | |
System triage level, median (IQR) | 3 (3–3) |
System triage level, n (%) | |
1 | 3 (0.5) |
2 | 84 (12.8) |
3 | 491 (74.9) |
4 | 66 (10.1) |
5 | 12 (1.8) |
Self-reported pain score, median (IQR) | 4 (0–7) |
Self-reported pain intensity, n (%) | |
Pain-free | 286 (43.6) |
Mild (1–3) | 16 (2.4) |
Moderate (4–7) | 291 (44.4) |
Severe (8–10) | 63 (9.6) |
Physicians-based method | |
Physician-based triage level, median (IQR) | 4 (3–4) |
Physician-based triage level, n (%) | |
1 | 2 (0.3) |
2 | 43 (6.6) |
3 | 171 (26.1) |
4 | 280 (42.7) |
5 | 160 (24.4) |
Physician-rated pain score, median (IQR) | 1.5 (0–3) |
Physician-rated pain intensity, n (%) | |
Pain-free | 242 (26.9) |
Mild (1–3) | 273 (41.6) |
Moderate (4–7) | 128 (19.5) |
Severe (8–10) | 13 (2.0) |
Triage duration, median (IQR), minutes: seconds | 2:25 (1:53–3:10) |
Hospital admission (n = 108), n (%) | |
Intra-abdominal infection | 14 (13.0) |
Cerebrovascular accident | 8 (7.4) |
Urinary tract infection | 7 (6.5) |
Pneumonia | 6 (5.6) |
Cellulitis | 6 (5.6) |
Fractures | 6 (5.6) |