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Table 5 Case fatality risk for patients in the indicated Danish Index emergency level groups

From: Implementing a nationwide criteria-based emergency medical dispatch system: A register-based follow-up study

No.

0–24 h (95% CI)

0–48 h (95% CI)

30-day (95% CI)

A    28,630

4.4 (4.13-4.60)

5.1 (4,87-5,39)

8.6 (8.28-8.94)

B    25,419

0.3(0.23-0.37)

0.6 (0.47-0.66)

3.3 (3.09-3.55)

C    1,112

0.4 (0.15-1.05)

0.5 (0.20-1.17)

3.3 (2.35-4.56)

D     109

0 (0–3.32)*

0 (0–3.32)*

0.9 (0.02-5.0)

RR A vs. B-D

14.3 (11.5-17.98)

9.2 (7.80-10.92)

2.6 (2.42-2.81)

All 55,270

2.4 (2.28-2.54)

2.9 (2.78-3.07)

6.1 (5.85-6.25)

  1. *One-sided, 97.5% confidence interval.
  2. Case fatality risk for patients in the indicated Danish Index emergency level groups and the relative risk (RR) of dying for group A patients compared to group B, C and D patients combined. Analysis based on 55.270 patients with Danish Index code and civil registration number registered (a prerequisite for follow-up data from national registries).