Table 3.
Comparison of effectiveness between the two triage systems
| Hospitalisation | ER expenses (NT dollars) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ped-TTS | Ped-TTAS | Ped-TTS | Ped-TTAS | |||||
| % | OR* (95% CI) | % | OR* (95% CI) | Median (Q1, Q3) | β† (95% CI) | Median (Q1, Q3) | β† (95% CI) | |
| Triage | ||||||||
| 1 | 26.09% | 1.00 | 27.83% | 1.00 | 1869 (1515, 3393) | – | 2295 (1894, 3819) | – |
| 2 | 28.77% | 1.13 (1.06 to 1.20) | 36.39% | 1.37 (1.25 to 1.50) | 1613 (1248, 3227) | −0.12 (−0.13 to−0.10) | 2573 (1601.5, 3801) | −0.04 (−0.06 to −0.02) |
| 3 | 20.09% | 0.77 (0.72 to 0.82) | 21.86% | 0.77 (0.72 to 0.82) | 1348 (1067, 2530) | −0.29 (−0.30 to−0.27) | 1510 (1227, 2936) | −0.34 (−0.35 to −0.32) |
| 4 | 14.63% | 0.57 (0.52 to 0.63) | 15.56% | 0.55 (0.50 to 0.59) | 1050 (895, 2208) | −0.46 (−0.48 to −0.45) | 1293 (1044, 2467) | −0.50 (−0.52 to −0.48) |
| 5 | – | – | 8.94% | 0.33 (0.27 to 0.39) | – | – | 1055 (910, 1376) | −0.72 (−0.75 to −0.70) |
| Trend | 0.85 (0.83 to 0.87) | 0.78 (0.77 to 0.80) | −0.15 (−0.15 to −0.14) | −0.17 (−0.18 to −0.17) | ||||
*Dependent variable: hospitalization (Y/N); performed with multiple logistic regression analysis adjusted by age, sex and chief complaints.
†Dependent variable: ln(ED expenses); performed with multiple linear regression analysis adjusted by age, sex and chief complaints.
ED, emergency department; Ped-TTS, Paediatric Taiwan Triage System; Ped-TTAS, Paediatric Triage and Acuity System.