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Table 2 Baseline patient characteristics

From: Frequency of alterations in qSOFA, SIRS, MEWS and NEWS scores during the emergency department stay in infectious patients: a prospective study

  

n

Age (median, IQR)

63 (51–72)

1433

Male (n, %)

835 (58.3%)

1433

Time between first and last measurement—min (median, IQR)

158 (112–225)

1433

Number of complete setsa (n, %)

 

1433

 - 2

373 (26.0%)

 

 - 3

553 (38.6%)

 - 4

507 (35.4%)

Triage urgency upon arrival at the ED (n, %)

 

1193

 - Red

1 (0.1%)

 

 - Orange

233 (16.3%)

 

 - Yellow

904 (63.1%)

 

 - Green

55 (3.8%)

 

Vital signs at ED arrival

 - Systolic blood pressure—mmHg (median, IQR)

125 (111–140)

1412

 - Heart rate—bpm (median, IQR)

75 (65–85)

1412

 - Respiratory rate—/min (median, IQR)

19 (16–24)

1275

 - Glasgow Coma Scale (median, IQR)

15 (15–15)

1378

 - Temperature—°C (median, IQR)

37.5 (36.5–38.3)

1341

 - Peripheral oxygen saturation—% (median, IQR)

96 (95–98)

1404

  1. *Data are presented as median (IQR), or n (%)
  2. Abbreviations: min, minute; bpm, beats per minute; ED, emergency department
  3. aComplete set: systolic blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, Glasgow Coma Scale, temperature, peripheral oxygen saturation