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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of cases undergoing senior early assessment with the aid of the Sydney Triage to Admission Tool (START) (intervention) and control groups IQR = Interquartile Range

From: The Sydney triage to admission risk tool (START) to improve patient flow in an emergency department: a model of care implementation pilot study

Variable

Intervention

Control

P value

N = 113

N = 113

Age (mean SD) years

68.6 (18.8)

67.2 (20.3)

0.57

Male (%)

61 (54.0)

54 (47.8)

0.35

Triage category (%)

  

0.27

 2

42 (36.4)

33 (29.2)

 

 3

68 (60.2)

71 (62.8)

 

 4

3 (2.7)

9 (7.4)

 

Ambulance arrival

70 (62.0)

60 (53.1)

0.18

START score (median IQR)

26 (22–30)

24 (19–29)

0.01

In-patient admission

109 (96.5)

106 (93.8)

0.35