Table 3.

Test quality of the examined triage algorithms for the detection of a condition according to triage category T3 (green). The higher the sensitivity, the lower the undertriage and the higher the specificity, the lower the overtriage

Triage category T3 (color: green)		BER	ESI	MTS	JorD	PETRA	PRIOR	mSTaRT
Sensitivity		0.84	0.74	0.72	0.97	0.68	0.72	0.72
Specificity		0.87	0.78	0.51	0.77	0.59	0.78	0.67
PPV		0.89	0.80	0.65	0.84	0.67	0.80	0.73
NPV		0.82	0.71	0.60	0.96	0.60	0.70	0.66
Youden index		0.72	0.52	0.23	0.74	0.27	0.50	0.39
Overtriage		15.5%	25.9%	27.6%	2.6%	31.9%	27.6%	28.4%
Algorithm steps	Correct	17 [17–17]	5 [5–5]	1 [1–1]	11 [11–11]	1 [1–1]	8 [8–8]	1 [1–1]
	Overtriage	8 [8–10]	2 [2–2]	5 [5–5]	4 [2–9]	8 [8–8]	6 [6–6]	6 [6–6]
	Overall	17 [17–17]	5 [2–6]	1 [1–5]	11 [11–11]	1 [1–8]	8 [6–8]	1 [1–6]

Positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV). The Youden index [32] combines sensitivity and specificity in one value and increases with the discriminatory power of the algorithms. BER Berlin secondary triage Algorithm [24], JorD Jordanian-German Project Hospital Algorithm [27], MTS Manchester Triage System MCI Module [22], ESI Emergency Severity Index [23]. Primary triage algorithms: PETRA Prehospital Emergency Triage Rapid Algorithm [28], PRIOR Primary Ranking for Initial Orientation in Emergency Services [26], mSTaRT Modified Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment [16]