Table III.

Quality indicators for different triage models used in the emergency department during the two study periods.

	Nurse triage, 2008		Physician triage, 2012
	n	%	n	%	P value
Left before treatment completed	444	2.2	360	1.5	<0.001
Unscheduled return within 24 h	1,112	5.5	499	2.1	<0.001
Unscheduled return within 72 h	1,654	8.2	762	3.2	<0.001
Mortality within 7 days  after first visit	195	1.0	133	0.6	<0.001
Mortality within 30 days  after first visit	415	2.0	367	1.5	<0.001
Admitted patients	7,498	37.0	7,605	32.0	<0.001