Table 3.
Comparison between patients with and without an adverse outcome*
| General | Adverse outcome (n=48, 14.2%) | No adverse outcome (n=291, 85.8%) | P value |
| Age (years) | 68 (60–82) | 68 (52–77) | 0.35 |
| Male | 21 (43.8) | 130 (44.7) | 0.91 |
| Comorbidities (CCI) | 2 (1–3) | 1 (0–2) | 0.08 |
| Referral pathway | |||
| Referred by GP | 35 (72.9) | 233 (80.1) | 0.26 |
| Transport by EMS | 35 (72.9) | 158 (54.3) | 0.02 |
| Referral pathway | 0.05 | ||
| GP, EMS and ED | 22 (45.8) | 100 (34.4) | |
| GP and ED | 13 (27.1) | 133 (45.7) | |
| EMS and ED | 13 (27.1) | 58 (19.9) | |
| EMS dispatch code† | 0.88 | ||
| A1 | 15 (45.5) | 62 (40.8) | |
| A2 | 14 (42.4) | 69 (45.4) | |
| B | 4 (12.1) | 21 (13.8) | |
| ED | |||
| qSOFA ≥2 | 20 (41.7) | 27 (9.3) | <0.001 |
| SIRS ≥2 | 48 (100.0) | 288 (99.0) | 0.48 |
| ‘Sepsis’ documentation | |||
| Documentation of ‘sepsis’ in: | |||
| GP letter‡ | 6/31 (19.4) | 29/221 (13.1) | 0.35 |
| EMS chart§ | 6/35 (17.1) | 27/156 (17.3) | 0.98 |
| ED chart | 23/48 (47.9) | 40/291 (13.7) | <0.001 |
| ‘Sepsis’ documented in ≥1 medical record | 26 (54.2) | 66 (22.7) | <0.001 |
| Sense of urgency documentation | |||
| Sense of urgency in: | |||
| GP letter‡ | 17/31 (54.8) | 61/221 (27.6) | 0.002 |
| EMS chart§ | 17/35 (48.6) | 29/156 (18.6) | <0.001 |
| ED chart | 27/48 (56.3) | 24/291 (8.2) | <0.001 |
| Sense of urgency in ≥1 medical record | 35 (72.9) | 88 (30.2) | <0.001 |
*Values are n (%) for ordinal variables and median (IQR) for continuous variables, unless otherwise specified.
†n=185 (8 missing).
‡16 missing.
§2 missing.
CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; ED, emergency department; EMS, emergency medical services; GP, general practitioner; qSOFA, quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment; SIRS, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome.