Research Article

The Diagnostic Evaluation of the SINEH Cardiopulmonary Triage Scale and the Emergency Severity Index in the Emergency Department: A Comparative Study

Table 1

Patient distribution based on admission unit and level of triage.

CCU and ICU admission n = 69 (%)Internal unit admission n = 32 (%)Discharged from ED n = 44 (%)Total n = 145 (%)
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Level I15 (10.3)11 (7.6)16 (11)11 (7.6)7 (4.8)5 (3.4)38 (26.2)5 (7.2)
Level II23 (15.9)31 (21.4)7 (4.8)20 (13.8)7 (4.8)59 (40.7)37 (25.5)59 (85.5)
Level III5 (3.4)1 (0.7)9 (6.2)1 (0.7)45 (31)2 (1.4)59 (40.7)2 (2.9)
Level IV1 (0.7)1 (0.7)0 (0)0 (0)10 (6.9)3 (2.1)11 (7.6)3 (4.3)
Chi-square = 8.08, df = 1, Chi-square = 5.02, df = 1, Chi-square = 7.46, df = 1, Chi-square = 5.4, df = 1,