Table 2 Acuity measured as triage priority according to Rapid Emergency Triage and Treatment System (RETTS) by pathway, as reported by the 43 EDs
From: Pathways to the emergency department - a national, cross-sectional study in Sweden
Priority/Acuity According to RETTS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pathway | Red | Orange | Yellow | Green | Blue | Missing | Total |
Ambulance service | 103 11 71% | 283 31% 46% | 349 38 22% | 126 14 14% | 3 0% 2% | 56 6 11% | 920,100% |
Walk-in | 21 2 14% | 159 12% 26% | 509 39 32% | 328 25 37% | 83 6 20% | 210 16 42% | 1310 100% |
GP with referral | 8 2% 6% | 58 12% 10% | 254 51 16% | 120 24 14% | 18 4% 4% | 39 8% 8% | 497,100% |
Medical Helpline 1177 | 6 1% 4% | 43 11% 7% | 181 44 11% | 114 28 13% | 15 4% 4% | 50 12 10% | 409,100% |
GP without referral | 4 2% 3% | 22 9% 4% | 117 48 7% | 81 33 9% | 7 3% 2% | 15 6% 3% | 246,100% |
Other Dr. without referral | 2 1% 1% | 24 17% 4% | 58 40 4% | 40 28 5% | 5 3% 1% | 16 11 3% | 145,100% |
Other Dr. with referral | 1 2% 1% | 9 14% 1% | 28 44% 2% | 12 19 1% | 5 8% 1% | 8 3% 2% | 63,100% |
Referred by other healthcare provider | 0 0% 0% | 8 12% 1% | 28 42 2% | 23 34 3% | 6 9% 1% | 2 3% 0% | 67,100% |
Scheduled return visit | 0 0% 0% | 4 3% 1% | 48 40% 3% | 38 31 4% | 18 15 4% | 13 11 3% | 121,100% |
Internet medical service, with referral | 0 0% 0% | 0 0% 0% | 2100 0% | 0 0% 0% | 0 0% 0% | 0 0% 0% | 2100% |
Internet medical service, without referral | 0 0% 0% | 0 0% 0% | 2 22% 0% | 5 56% 1% | 1 11% 0% | 1 11% 0% | 9100% |
Missing | 86,100% 17% | 86,100% | |||||
Total | 145 100% | 610 100% | 1576 100% | 887 100% | 161 100% | 496 100% | 3875 100% 100% |