Implementation and findings on a one-minute sit-stand test for prehospital triage in patients with suspected COVID-19—a pilot project

Table 2 Outcome measurements for patients with sit-stand test performed (n = 86)

	Decomp + N = 17	Decomp – N = 69
Triage
Hospital admission, n (%)	13 (76.5)	12 (17.4)
ED but not admitted, n (%)^a	4 (23.5)	7 (10.1)
Treated and released on-scene, n (%)	0 (0.0)	50 (72.5)
Length of stay, index admission (days), mean (min–max)	3.5 (1–16)	1.8 (1–7)
Later admission within 7 days, n (%)^b	0(0.0)	7 (10.1)
Oxygen treatment
During index admission, n (%)	9 (52.9)	0 (0.0)
Later, within 7 days, n (%)**	0 (0.0)	2 (2.9)
Intensive care unit admission, n (%)
During index admission, n (%)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Later, within 7 days, n (%)**	0 (0.0)	1 (16.7)
Death within 30 days, n (%)	1 (5.9)	0 (0.0)
Positive covid-19 test^c, n (%)	1 (5.9)	5 (7.2)

Decomp + : patients who decompensated during the one-minute sit-stand test
Decomp -: patients who did not decompensate during the one-minute sit-stand test
^aSeen in the emergency department, but not admitted to hospital
^bHospital admissions later than an index admission
^cPositive COVID-19 test within 14 days prior to and 30 days after inclusion

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