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. 2006 Oct 6;6:129. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-6-129

Table 3.

Accuracy and error results

Variable Accuracy rate (%), (95% CI) Error rate (%) Missing data

Missing from PTAC (%) Missing from institutional patient record (%) Missing from both (%)
Facility identification and timing
Sending facility 100.0, (100.0–100.0) 0.0 0 0 0
Receiving facility 91.6 (87.9–95.2) 3.2 0 5.3 0
Date of transfer 85.3 (83.0–87.5) 1.1 0 13.7 0
Demographics
Last name 91.6 (86.0–97.2) 8.4 0 0 0
First name 95.8 (91.7–100.0) 4.2 0 0 0
Sex 94.0 (90.1–97.3) 3.2 3.2 0 0
Age 91.0 (79.6–93.1) 1.1 5.3 0 0
Transfer supervision and service
Medical supervision 17.9 (13.2–22.6) 1.1 9.5 22.1 49.5
Transfer service 20.0 (15.5–24.5) 1.1 6.3 21.1 51.6
Reason and urgency of transfer
Emergent/urgent/non-urgent 90.5 (90.5–90.5) 0.0 0 9.5 0
Transfer status 90.5 (90.5–90.5) 0.0 0 9.5 0
Primary reason 95.8 (92.9–98.7) 2.1 0 2.1 0