Table 2 Factors affecting decision to convey patient to the emergency department
From: Predictors of nursing home conveyances to emergency department
Decision to convey | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Total | ||
Demographics | ||||
Age | 187 | 141 | 328 | 0.905 |
Presentation | ||||
NEWS Aggregate | 133 | 118 | 251 | 0.001 |
Components in NEWS | ||||
Temperature | 135 | 114 | 249 | 0.897 |
Oxygen use | 192 | 145 | 337 | 0.005 |
Oxygen saturation | 160 | 118 | 278 | 0 |
Systolic blood pressure | 170 | 128 | 298 | 1 |
Respiratory rate | 143 | 110 | 253 | 0 |
Heart rate | 105 | 140 | 245 | 0.809 |
Systemic | ||||
Nursing home distance | 186 | 142 | 328 | 0.842 |
Physician | ||||
Rank of receiving ED senior doctor | 160 | 118 | 279 | 0.107 |