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Table 3 Univariate analysis of the association between triage category and admission to ICU and in-hospital mortality

From: Abnormal vital signs are strong predictors for intensive care unit admission and in-hospital mortality in adults triaged in the emergency department - a prospective cohort study

 

Total

ICU

In-hospital mortality

 

n

OR (95%CI)

OR (95% CI)

Tvitals

   

   Red

169

38.6** (20.9-71.4)

20.1** (11.4-35.5)

   Orange

568

10.9** (6.0-19.7)

3.9** (2.3-6.8)

   Yellow

1284

4.3** (2.4-7.8)

2.2# (1.3-3.8)

   Green

4140

1.0

1.0

   Missing

118 (1.9%)

  

Tcomplaint

   

   Red

133

27.3** (8.8-84.9)

13.2** (5.0-34.6)

   Orange

1290

5.0* (1.8-14.5)

4.6** (2.0-10.2)

   Yellow

2043

3.1# (1.1-8.8)

2.2 (1.0-5.0)

   Green

1028

1.0

1.0

   No category

1408

7.1** (2.5-20.0)

6.0** (2.7-13.3)

   Missing

377 (6.0%)

  

Tfinal

   

   Red

272

40.3** (16.6-97.7)

24.0** (14.8-38.8)

   Orange

1590

8.5** (3.6-20.2)

8.0** (5.2-12.3)

   Yellow

2415

3.5** (1.5-8.7)

2.8** (1.8-4.4)

   Green

2002

1.0

1.0

   Missing

0 (0.0%)

  
  1. ICU: Intensive Care Unit; SpO2 : saturation of peripheral oxygen; RR: respiratory rate; BP: systolic blood pressure; HR: heart rate; GCS: Glasgow Coma Score; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; Tvitals : Triage category determined by vital signs; Tcomplaint : Triage category determined by presenting complaint algorithm. Tfinal : final triage category.
  2. ** P < 0.0001, * P < 0.001, # P < 0.05