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Table 7 Care intensity in the ED according to the nurse hypoperfusion score calculated at ED presentation

From: Capillary lactate as a tool for the triage nurse among patients with SIRS at emergency department presentation: a preliminary report

 

Score = 0

Score = 1

Score = 2

p

n

85

75

15

 

Oxygen flow (L/min)

0 [0 to 2]

2 [0 to 3]

3 [1 to 6]

0.006

Vascular filling (L)

0.5 [0.5 to 1]

0.9 [0.5 to 1.5]

1.5 [0.5 to 2.5]

0.0002

Catecholamine use

0 (0)

5 (7)

4 (27)

<0.0001

Antibiotic therapy

38 (45)

41 (55)

11 (73)

0.09

  1. Numbers are median [interquartile range], n (%).