Changes in Emergency Department Performance during Strike of Junior Physicians in Korea
Table 3
Adjusted odds ratio for the effects of the doctors’ strike, demographic, and clinical parameters on hospital mortality.
Variable
Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
value
Doctors’ strike period
0.831 (0.472–1.444)
0.515
Male gender
1.415 (0.081–2.500)
0.224
Age
1.036 (1.017–1.058)
<0.001
Event
Disease
1.0
Injury
0.561 (0.089–1.931)
0.437
Poisoning
0.000 (0.000–22599)
0.983
KTAS
0.049 (0.298–0.805)
0.005
Consciousness (AVPU)
1.360 (1.062–1.721)
0.012
Systolic blood pressure
1.441 (1.144–1.806)
0.002
Heart rate
1.263 (0.917–1.719)
0.143
Respiratory rate
1.052 (0.819–1.348)
0.688
Body temperature
1.003 (6.130–1.558)
0.991
Pulse oximetry
1.346 (1.024–1.753)
0.030
Values were transformed into scores according to the National Early Warning Score before incorporated into the logistic regression model. KTAS: Korean Triage and Acuity Scale; AVPU: alert, verbal, pain, unresponsive.
