From: Definition of a prospective payment system to reimburse emergency departments
Triage code | |||||
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White | Green | Yellow | Red | All | |
Obs | 81(8.01%) | 689(68.15%) | 219(21.66%) | 22(2.18%) | 1011(100%) |
Bio & Clinical variables (mean values) | |||||
Age | 37.83 | 45.64 | 64.13 | 76.18 | 49.68 |
[33.91 – 41.74] a | [44.11 - 47.17] | [61.24 - 67.01] | [68.36 - 84.00] | [48.30 - 51.06] | |
Gender (female) | 0.64 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.45 | 0.51 |
[0.54 - 0.75] | [0.46 - 0.53] | [0.45 - 0.59] | [0.23 - 0.68] | [0.48 - 0.54] | |
Time elapsing between 1st exam. and exit | 0.52 | 1.90 | 4.49 | 2.18 | 2.35 |
[-0.04 - 1.07] | [1.70 - 2.10] | [3.76 - 5.22] | [1.55 - 2.80] | [2.13 - 2.54] | |
N. of non-lab. prescr.. | 1.90 | 3.14 | 5.08 | 6.95 | 3.54 |
[1.77 - 2.03] | [3.02 - 3.26] | [4.72 - 5.43] | [5.96 - 7.95] | [3.41 - 3.67] | |
N.of lab. prescr. | 0.09 | 0.38 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 0.54 |
[0.01 - 0.16] | [0.33 - 0.43] | [1.03 - 1.26] | [0.98 - 1.29] | [0.49 - 0.59] | |
N. of lab tests | 0.49 | 3.42 | 11.88 | 13.36 | 5.23 |
[-0.04 - 1.03] | [2.97 - 3.87] | [10.99 - 12.76] | [11.22 - 15.51] | [4.80 - 5.67] | |
Lab tests per each lab prescr. | 5.71 | 8.96 | 10.40 | 11.76 | 9.71 |
Time devoted to patients | 3.96 | 7.84 | 14.49 | 19.23 | 9.22 |
[2.58 - 5.34] | [7.39 - 8.29] | [13.26 - 15.73] | [11.26 - 27.19] | [8.73 - 9.72] | |
Cost variables (mean values) | |||||
Total cost | 87.83 | 189.38 | 340.54 | 407.39 | 218.73 |
[77.08 - 98.58] | [181.98 - 196.77] | [320.83 - 360.24] | [350.41 - 464.37] | [210.48 - 226.98] | |
Medical Doctors | 21.02 | 35.00 | 59.14 | 68.80 | 39.84 |
[19.75 - 22.30] | [34.24 - 35.77] | [57.55 - 60.73] | [64.73 - 72.87] | [38.87 - 40.82] | |
Nurses- other Personnel- Admin Staff. | 19.17 | 32.89 | 55.46 | 63.96 | 37.36 |
[17.98 - 20.35] | [32.16 - 33.62] | [53.97 - 56.96] | [60.14 - 67.78] | [36.43 - 38.28] | |
Mortgages. Kitchen & Laundry. Clean & other exp. | 1.45 | 5.66 | 12.86 | 6.69 | 6.91 |
[-0.02 - 2.92] | [5.13 - 6.21] | [10.93 - 14.81] | [4.77 - 8.62] | [6.31 - 7.52] | |
Health services. Surg. & Med. devices. Drugs | 0.42 | 3.07 | 4.93 | 4.38 | 3.29 |
[0.13 - 0.73] | [2.87 - 3.27] | [4.44 - 5.42] | [3.12 - 5.64] | [3.10 - 3.48] | |
X-ray | 8.26 | 50.77 | 97.90 | 103.85 | 58.72 |
[0.32 - 16.21] | [46.06 - 55.48] | [83.13 - 112.67] | [55.61 - 152.10] | [53.82 - 63.64] | |
Non-Lab tests | 33.61 | 34.41 | 50.60 | 99.01 | 39.26 |
[30.86 - 36.37] | [33.06 - 35.77] | [47.12 - 54.09] | [75.32 - 122.70] | [37.79 - 40.73] | |
Lab tests | 1.14 | 8.02 | 28.27 | 32.85 | 12.40 |
[-0.04 - 2.32] | [6.99 - 9.07] | [26.09 - 30.46] | [27.39 - 38.31] | [11.37 - 13.44] |