The value of shock index, modified shock index and age shock index to predict mortality and hospitalisation in a district level emergency centre.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Triage is the most important step in patients' journey through an Emergency Centre (EC) and directly impacts time to critical actions. Triage tools, like the South African Triage Scale, are however not designed to predict patient outcomes. The shock index (SI), modified shock index (MSI) and age shock index (ASI) are clinical markers derived from vital signs and correlate with tissue perfusion in critically ill patients. This study aimed to assess the value of SI, MSI and ASI to predict mortality and the need for hospitalisation in all adult patients presenting to a district level emergency centre in South Africa.

Methods

This diagnostic study was performed as a retrospective observational study, using data from an existing electronic registry at a district leve

SUBMITTER: Aleka P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10562169 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature