Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients at arrival at the emergency departments. Patients are grouped according to the initial triage category
Triage category N (%) | Included 4420 (100) | Red 215 (4.9) | Orange 1241 (28.1) | Yellow1,243 (28.1) | Green 1721 (38.9) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female sex, N (%) | 2239 (50.7) | 92 (42.8) | 643 (51.8) | 602 (48.4) | 902 (52.4) |
Age, years, mean (SD) | 59.7 (20.8) | 62.3 (21.5) | 63.5 (19.2) | 60.5 (20.7) | 55.9 (21.3) |
Albumin, (g/L), median (IQR) | 39 (35–43) | 36 (32–40) | 37 (33–40) | 39 (34–43) | 41 (38–44) |
CRP (mg/L), median (IQR) | 4 (3–32) | 5 (3–33) | 3 (3–23) | 5 (3–35) | 4 (3–41) |
suPAR, ng/mL, median (IQR) | 3.9 (2.9–5.8) | 5.6 (3.4–7.1) | 4.1 (2.9–6.0) | 3.9 (2.9–5.9) | 3.8 (2.8–5.4) |
suPAR, patients alive at seven days, ng/mL, median (IQR) | 3.9 (2.9–5.7) | 4.8 (3.2–6.5) | 4.1 (2.9–6.0) | 3.9 (2.9–5.8) | 3.8 (2.8–5.4) |
suPAR, patients dead at seven days, ng/mL, median (IQR) | 8.6 (6.0–12.8) | 7.9 (5.9–9.7) | 10.9 (8.1–15.0) | 7.9 (6.3–11.1) | 9.8 (5.3–14.7) |
Cancer, N (%) | 166 (3.8) | 9 (4.2) | 41 (3.3) | 46 (3.7) | 70 (4.1) |
Cardiovascular disease, N (%) | 956 (21.6) | 79 (36.7) | 419 (33.8) | 239 (19,2) | 219 (12.7) |
Infectious disease, N (%) | 830 (18.8) | 50 (23.3) | 207 (16.7) | 228 (18.3) | 345 (20.0) |
Neurological disease, N (%) | 341 (7.7) | 27 (12.6) | 117 (2.6) | 99 (8.0) | 98 (5.7) |
General surgery, N (%) | 168 (3.8) | 6 (2.8) | 26 (2.1) | 54 (4.3) | 82 (4.8) |
Orthopaedic surgery, N (%) | 154 (3.5) | 1 (0.5) | 102 (8.2) | 26 (2.1) | 25 (1.5) |
Other, N (%) | 1805 (40.8) | 43 (20.0) | 329 (26.5) | 551 (44.3) | 882 (51.2) |
Herlev Hospital, N (%) | 2780 (62.9) | 85 (3.1) | 628 (22.6) | 683 (24.6) | 1384 (49.8) |
Bispebjerg Hospital, N (%) | 1640 (37.1) | 130 (8.0) | 613 (37.3) | 560 (34.2) | 337 (20.5) |
Hospital admission, N (%) | 2108 (47.7) | 143 (66.5) | 706 (56.9) | 615 (49.5) | 644 (37.4) |
Length of stay (days), mean (SD) | 4.2 (7.1) | 7.0 (11.1) | 5.1 (7.9) | 4.1 (6.2) | 3.3 (6.2) |
Surgery during admission, N (%) | 444 (10.0) | 15 (7.0) | 164 (13.2) | 112 (9.0) | 153 (8.9) |
Readmissions at seven days, N (%) | 238 (5.4) | 10 (4.7) | 72 (5.8) | 72 (5.8) | 84 (4.9) |
Mortality at seven days, N (%) | 58 (1.3) | 17 (7.9) | 20 (1.6) | 12 (1.0) | 9 (0.5) |