| | |
Priority grade changes
|
P-values
|
|---|
|
Diagnostic group
|
Total
|
Unchanged
|
Upgraded
|
Downgraded
|
Upgraded
|
Downgraded
|
|---|
| |
%
|
N
|
%
|
N
|
%
|
N
|
%
|
N
| | |
|---|
|
Cardiac and cerebrovascular diseases*
|
100
|
86
|
56
|
49
|
10
|
9
|
32
|
28
|
0.864
|
0.020
|
|
Syncope, seizures, trauma, intoxication
|
100
|
76
|
39
|
30
|
3
|
2
|
57
|
44
|
0.004
|
0.001
|
|
Respiratory distress
|
100
|
30
|
50
|
15
|
13
|
4
|
37
|
11
|
0.753
|
0.494
|
|
Acute abdomen#
|
100
|
19
|
42
|
8
|
37
|
7
|
21
|
4
|
<0.001
|
0.036
|
|
Others
|
100
|
27
|
33
|
9
|
15
|
4
|
52
|
14
|
0.511
|
0.293
|
|
Total
|
100
|
238
|
47
|
111
|
11
|
26
|
42
|
101
| | |
- Pearson’s chi-square tests performed for upgrading and downgrading of each diagnostic group compared with all patients not belonging to that group. Fisher’s exact test if number in cell was < 5. Not relevant cases were excluded from statistical analyses (N = 2).
- *Exclusive syncope and seizures.
- #Inclusive gastrointestinal haemorrhage.
