Table 2.
Admission diagnosis, length of stay and in-hospital complications according to MADiT category.
| Variable | Green (n = 29) | Yellow (n = 135) | Orange (n = 176) | Red (n = 90) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main diagnosis at admission | 0.002 | ||||
| Respiratory | 12 (41.4%) | 30 (22.2%) | 58 (33.0%) | 30 (33.3%) | 0.077 |
| Acute cardiovascular | 12 (41.4%) | 62 (45.9%) | 60 (34.1%) | 25 (27.8%) | 0.032 |
| Non-respiratory infection | 0 (0.0%) | 12 (8.9%) | 23 (13.1%) | 21 (23.3%) | 0.002 |
| Geriatric syndromes | 2 (6.9%) | 18 (13.3%) | 15 (8.5%) | 3 (3.3%) | 0.074 |
| Neurological/cerebrovascular | 3 (10.3%) | 7 (5.2%) | 6 (3.4%) | 3 (3.3%) | 0.351 |
| Metabolic/renal | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (2.2%) | 12 (6.8%) | 7 (7.8%) | 0.100 |
| Other | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (2.2%) | 2 (1.1%) | 1 (1.1%) | 0.748 |
| Length of stay, days, median (IQR) | 8 [[3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11]] | 6 [[4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9]] | 6 [[4], [5], [6], [7], [8]] | 7 [[3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9]] | 0.403 |
| ≥1 in-hospital complication | 2 (6.9%) | 14 (10.4%) | 19 (10.8%) | 8 (8.9%) | 0.901 |
Abbreviations: MADiT, Modelo de Asignación Diagnóstica y Terapéutica (Diagnostic and Therapeutic Assignment Model); IQR, interquartile range.