Table 3.
Disposition of patients by expert patient or clinician triage scores
| Triage score | Disposition | Expert patient | Clinicians |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 441a | N = 453 | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Emergency | Admitted to hospital | 3 (21.4) | 5 (83.3) |
| Same-day laboratory testing | 1 (7.1) | 1 (16.7) | |
| Same-day specialist referral | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Discharged | 6 (42.9) | 0 (0) | |
| No data on disposition | 4 (28.6) | 0 (0) | |
| Priority | Admitted to hospital | 7 (4.6) | 11 (14.9) |
| Same-day laboratory testing | 23 (15.0) | 21 (28.4) | |
| Same-day specialist referral | 6 (3.9) | 2 (2.9) | |
| Discharged | 107 (70.0) | 30 (42.9) | |
| No data on disposition | 10 (6.5) | 10 (14.3) | |
| Routine | Admitted to hospital | 1 (0.4) | 0 |
| Same-day laboratory testing | 7 (2.6) | 12 (3.2) | |
| Same-day specialist referral | 7 (2.6) | 10 (2.9) | |
| Discharged | 206 (76.3) | 296 (80.0) | |
| No data on disposition | 49 (18.1) | 54 (14.5) |
a N = determined by complete triage data