Table 1.
Patient demographics and triage characteristics.
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| CHARACTERISTIC | OVERALL | INTUBATION | NIPPV |
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| N = 46 | N = 27 (58.7%) | N = 23 (50.0%) | |
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| Age, mean ± SD | 31.41 ± 21.42 | 27.52 ± 20.77 | 37.43 ± 22.86 |
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| Age <1 year, n (%) | 3 (6.5%) | 3 (11.1%) | 0 (0.0%) |
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| Age 1–4 years, n (%) | 2 (4.3%) | 2 (7.4%) | 1 (4.3%) |
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| Age 5–17 years, n (%) | 9 (19.6%) | 4 (14.8%) | 5 (21.7%) |
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| Age 18–24 years, n (%) | 4 (8.7%) | 2 (7.4%) | 2 (8.7%) |
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| Age 25–34 years, n (%) | 7 (15.2%) | 7 (25.9%) | 1 (4.3%) |
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| Age 35–44 years, n (%) | 7 (15.2%) | 2 (7.4%) | 5 (21.7%) |
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| Age 45–54 years, n (%) | 9 (19.6%) | 5 (18.5%) | 5 (21.7%) |
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| Age >55 years, n (%) | 5 (10.9%) | 2 (7.4%) | 4 (17.4%) |
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| Female, n (%) | 27 (58.7%) | 15 (55.6%) | 14 (60.9%) |
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| Comorbiditiesa,b | n = 41 | n = 23 | n = 22 |
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| Any comorbidity, n (%) | 21 (51.2%) | 9 (39.1%) | 13 (59.1%) |
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| Diabetes | 3 (7.3%) | 3 (13.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
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| Kidney disease | 2 (4.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (9.1%) |
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| Hypertension | 3 (7.3%) | 1 (4.3%) | 2 (9.1%) |
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| Congestive heart failure | 8 (19.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 8 (36.4%) |
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| Asthma | 4 (9.8%) | 3 (13.0%) | 2 (9.1%) |
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| Tuberculosis | 1 (2.4%) | 1 (4.3%) | 0 (0.0%) |
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| Other | 1 (2.4%) | 1 (4.3%) | 0 (0.0%) |
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| Number of comorbidities, mean ± SD | 0.54 ± 0.55 | 0.39 ± 0.50 | 0.64 ± 0.58 |
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| SATS triage levela, n (%) | n = 41 | n = 23 | n = 20 |
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| Red (highest priority) | 30 (73.2%) | 17 (73.9%) | 15 (75.0%) |
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| Orange | 9 (22.0%) | 5 (21.7%) | 4 (20.0%) |
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| Yellow | 2 (4.9%) | 1 (4.3%) | 1 (5.0%) |
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| Green (lowest priority) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
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| Visit due to trauma, n (%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
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| Triage vitals | |||
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| Systolic blood pressure | n = 33 | n = 17 | n = 18 |
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| mmHg, mean ± SD | 133.52 ± 39.65 | 120.24 ± 26.60 | 144.78 ± 44.96 |
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| Patient hypotensivec, n (%) | 6 (18.2%) | 4 (23.5%) | 2 (11.1%) |
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| SpO2 | n = 42 | n = 24 | n = 22 |
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| %, mean ± SD | 85.12 ± 18.05 | 84.54 ± 21.70 | 85.00 ± 13.64 |
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| SpO2 <90%, n (%) | 20 (47.6%) | 10 (41.7%) | 12 (54.5%) |
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SATS, South African Triage Scale; SpO2, oxygen saturation.
a Excludes patients with missing data.
b No patients were reported to have comorbid HIV, epilepsy, or stroke.
c Hypotension was defined as SBP <100 for age >12 years, <80 for ages 1–12, and <70 for <1 year old.