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Table 5 Immediate life-saving intervention versus demographic characteristics, dispositions and CTAS Triage level for elderly patients

From: The validity of the canadian triage and acuity scale in predicting resource utilization and the need for immediate life-saving interventions in elderly emergency department patients

 

Immediate intervention

 

Characteristics

Received

(n = 94)

Non received

(n = 1809)

p

Gender

   

   Female

52 (55.3)

980 (54.2)

0.828

   Male

42 (44.7)

829 (45.8)

 

Age

   

   Age 65-74, yr

39 (41.5)

1072 (59.3)

< 0.001

   Age 75-84, yr

27 (28.7)

569 (31.5)

 

   Age ≥ 85, yr

28 (29.8)

168 (9.3)

 

Disposition

   

   Discharged

8 (8.5)

1002 (55.4)

< 0.001

   Admitted-non ICU

27 (28.7)

665 (36.8)

 

   Admitted-ICU

53 (56.4)

141 (7.8)

 

   Death

6 (6.4)

1 (0.1)

 

Discharge outcome

   

   Alive

59 (62.8)

1755 (97.0)

< 0.001

   Death

35 (37.2)

54 (3.0)

 

CTAS Level

   

   1

46 (48.9)

67 (3.7)

< 0.001

   2

46 (48.9)

128 (7.1)

 

   3

2 (2.1)

1152 (63.7)

 

   4

0 (0.0)

347 (19.2)

 

   5

0 (0.0)

115 (6.4)

 
  1. Parenthesis indicates percentage.
  2. ICU: intensive care unit