Table 2.
Initial findings and laboratory results
| Variable | AKH (n = 5,565) | AWH (n = 15,175) | HGH (n = 24,923) |
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| Triage temperature | |||
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| < 37.0°C | 25.5% | 36.1% | 32.6% |
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| 37.0°C–37.9°C | 36.6% | 39.4% | 41.5% |
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| 38.0°C–38.9°C | 26.3% | 17.8% | 18.5% |
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| 39°C or higher | 11.3% | 4.2% | 6.5% |
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| Temperature unrecorded | 0.4% | 2.5% | 0.9% |
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| Triage respiratory rate | |||
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| < 12 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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| 12–19 | 51.4% | 73.1% | 59.2% |
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| 20 or higher | 47.8% | 21.5% | 38.5% |
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| Respiratory rate unrecorded | 0.7% | 5.3% | 2.2% |
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| Pulse oximetry saturation at triage | |||
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| < 90% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
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| 90%–94% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3.6% |
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| 95%–100% | 97.8% | 94.4% | 94.3% |
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| Pulse oximetry unrecorded | 0.3% | 2.6% | 1.2% |
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| Blood pressure (BP) at triage | |||
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| Hypotensive | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.8% |
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| Normal BP | 61.6% | 65.9% | 65.9% |
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| Hypertensive | 37.4% | 31.4% | 32.0% |
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| BP unrecorded | 0.5% | 2.3% | 1.3% |
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| Any laboratory tests ordered | 48.7% | 32.0% | 59.0% |
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