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Table 1 Sample dataset - descriptive statistics and cost composition by triage code

From: Definition of a prospective payment system to reimburse emergency departments

 

Triage code

 
 

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]

  1. a 95% confidence intervals for means.