Table 2 Triage and mortality
| Â | Group | Frequency, % (95% CI) | Unadjusted, RR (95% CI) | Adjusteda,b, RR (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A-triage (n = 7538) | PPU/PUB | 63.26 (57.12–69.61) | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) | – |
Respiratory Failure | 69.73 (67.85–71.62) | 1.10 (0.99–1.22) | 1.09 (0.98–1.20) | 0.105 | |
Stroke | 89.22 (87.67–90.78) | 1.41 (1.27–1.56) | 1.41 (1.28–1.56) | < 0.001 | |
Trauma | 83.81 (81.46–86.16) | 1.32 (1.19–1.46) | 1.28 (1.15–1.42) | < 0.001 | |
Cardiac Chest Pain | 93.22 (91.99–94.45) | 1.47 (1.33–1.62) | 1.46 (1.33–1.62) | < 0.001 | |
Cardiac Arrest | 92.23 (90.52–93.95) | 1.46 (1.32–1.61) | 1.44 (1.30–1.59) | < 0.001 | |
E-triage (n = 7538) | PPU/PUB | 6.47 (3.28–9.65) | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) | – |
Respiratory Failure | 3.79 (3.01–4.58) | 0.59 (0.35–1.00) | 0.60 (0.35–1.05) | 0.073 | |
Stroke | 2.56 (1.77–3.36) | 0.40 (0.22–0.71) | 0.41 (0.23–0.73) | 0.002 | |
Trauma | 0.74 (0.19–1.29) | 0.11 (0.05–0.28) | 0.13 (0.05–0.36) | < 0.001 | |
Cardiac Chest pain | 1.62 (1.00–2.24) | 0.25 (0.13–0.47) | 0.25 (0.13–0.47) | < 0.001 | |
Cardiac Arrest | 1.17 (0.50–1.86) | 0.18 (0.08–0.39) | 0.18 (0.08–0.40) | < 0.001 | |
30-day mortality (n = 7538) | PPU/PUB | 7.83 (4.52–11.13) | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) | – |
Respiratory Failure | 12.16 (10.87–13.44) | 1.55 (1.01–2.39) | 1.67 (1.06–2.64) | 0.028 | |
Stroke | 16.83 (15.01–18.66) | 2.15 (1.39–3.32) | 2.03 (1.27–3.24) | 0.003 | |
Trauma | 3.16 (2.16–4.17) | 0.40 (0.24–0.68) | 1.33 (0.72–2.44) | 0.364 | |
Cardiac Chest Pain | 4.45 (3.49–5.42) | 0.57 (0.35–0.91) | 0.64(0.38–1.06) | 0.080 | |
Cardiac Arrest | 47.34 (40.67–54.00) | 6.05 (3.89–9.41) | 6.72 (4.21–10.73) | < 0.001 |