Table 10. Documented patient monitoring.
| Clinical Documentation | Emergency department (N = 228), n (%) |
Medical team (N = 215), n (%) |
ICU team (N = 5), n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pink/ cyanosis | 119/228(52.2) | 93/215(43.3) | 5/5(100) |
| Febrile | 84/119 (70.6) | 53/93(56.9) | 1/5(20.0) |
| Critical | 34/119 (28.6) | 38/93(40.9) | 4/5(80.0) |
| Recovery | 1/119 (0.8) | 2/93(2.2) | 0 |
| Extremities (cold/warm) | 169/228(74) | 186/215(86.5) | 5/5(100) |
| Febrile | 126/169(74.6) | 107/186(57.5) | 1/5(20.0) |
| Critical | 41/169 (24.3) | 75/186(40.3) | 4/5(80.0) |
| Recovery | 2/169 (1.2) | 4/186(2.2) | 0 |
| Capillary refill time | 195/228(85.5) | 195/215(90.7) | 5/5(100) |
| Febrile | 145/195(74.4) | 111/195(56.9) | 1/5(20.0) |
| Critical | 46/195(23.6) | 80/195(41.0) | 4/5(80.0) |
| Recovery | 4/195(2.1) | 4/195(2.1) | 0 |
| Pulse Volume | 189/228(82.9) | 187/215(87.0) | 5/5(100) |
| Febrile | 138/189(73.0) | 106/187(56.7) | 1/5(20.0) |
| Critical | 47/189(24.9) | 77/187(41.2) | 4/5(80.0) |
| Recovery | 4/189(2.1) | 4/187(2.1) | 0 |
| Pulse rate | 191/228(83.8) | 211/215(98.1) | 5/5(100) |
| Febrile | 140/191(73.3) | 119/211(56.4) | 1/5(20.0) |
| Critical | 48/191(25.1) | 89/211(42.2) | 4/5(80.0) |
| Recovery | 3/191(1.6) | 3/211(1.4) | 0 |
| Blood pressure | 191/228(83.8) | 212/215(98.6) | 5/5(100) |
| Febrile | 140/191(73.3) | 120/212(56.6) | 1/5(20.0) |
| Critical | 48/191(25.1) | 88/212(41.5) | 4/5(80.0) |
| Recovery | 3/191(1.6) | 4/212(1.9) | 0 |
| Pulse pressure | 18/228(7.9) | 39/215(18.1) | 5/5(100) |
| Febrile | 11/18(61.1) | 22/39(56.4) | 1/5(20.0) |
| Critical | 6/18(33.3) | 16/39(41.0) | 4/5(80.0) |
| Recovery | 1/18(5.6) | 1/39(2.6) | 0 |
| Respiratory rate | 162/228(71.1) | 188/215(87.4) | 5/5(100) |
| Febrile | 122/162(75.3) | 110/188(58.5) | 1/5(20.0) |
| Critical | 39/162(24.1) | 76/188(40.4) | 4/5(80.0) |
| Recovery | 1/162(0.6) | 2/188(1.1) | 0 |
| SpO2 | 168/228(73.7) | 185/215(86.0) | 5/5(100) |
| Febrile | 122/168(72.6) | 107/185(57.8) | 1/5(20.0) |
| Critical | 44/168(26.2) | 75/185(40.5) | 4/5(80.0) |
| Recovery | 2/168(1.2) | 3/185(1.6) | 0 |
| Warning sign assessment | 185/228(81.1) | 197/215(91.6) | 5/5(100) |
| Febrile | 133/185(71.9) | 113/197(57.4) | 1/5(20.0) |
| Critical | 48/185(25.9) | 80/197(40.6) | 4/5(80.0) |
| Recovery | 4/185(2.2) | 4/197(2.0) | 0 |
| Urine output | 91/228(39.9) | 197/215(91.6) | 5/5(100) |
| Febrile | 59/91(64.8) | 114/197(57.9) | 1/5(20.0) |
| Critical | 31/91(34.1) | 80/197(40.6) | 4/5(80.0) |
| Recovery | 1/91(1.1) | 3/197(1.5) | 0 |