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Table 4 Abnormal vital findings and medical emergency conditions frequencies

From: Predictability of adult patient medical emergency condition from triage vital signs and comorbidities: a single-center, observational study

Total Abnormal Vital Findings*

Medical Emergency Conditions

n = 10,022

p-value

None

Any

0

4991 (96.4%)

186 (3.6%)

5177

< 0,01

1

2213 ( 94,9%)

120 ( 5,1%)

2333

2

769 ( 88,2%)

103 ( 11,8%)

872

3

898 ( 92,2%)

76 ( 7,8%)

974

4

443 ( 89,3%)

53 ( 10,7%)

496

5

97 ( 71,9%)

38 ( 28,1%)

135

6

7 ( 23,3%)

23 ( 76,7%)

30

7

0 ( 0%)

5 ( 100%)

5

  1. * Total number of abnormal vital signs include hypoxia, low/high systolic pressure, low/high diastolic pressure, low/high mean arterial pressure, high respiratory rate, bradycardia/tachycardia, and fever