Table 7.
The univariate association between the number of abnormal vital signs, ICU admission and in-hospital mortality
| Abnormal vital signs (N) | Patients (N) | Patients (%) | Admission to ICU | In-hospital mortality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | CI | P | OR | CI | P | |||
| 0 | 3916 | 74.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||
| 1 | 1002 | 19.2 | 2.2 | 1.25-3.89 | 0.006 | 4.03 | 2.57-6.32 | < 0.0001 |
| 2 | 244 | 4.7 | 13.03 | 7.64-22.23 | < 0.0001 | 12.37 | 7.43-20.58 | < 0.0001 |
| 3 | 57 | 1.1 | 15.99 | 6.76-37.77 | < 0.0001 | 29.36 | 14.66-58.81 | < 0.0001 |
| 4 | 11 | 0.2 | No ITA | 37.27 | 9.53-145.77 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
ICU: intensive care unit; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval
Illustrates cases with all 5 vital signs scored (SpO2, RR, BP, HR and GCS). A total of 1096 (20%) patients had one or more of the 5 vital signs missing in the primary triage