Critically deviating vital signs among patients with non-specific diagnoses-A register-based historic cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One third of ambulance patients receive non-specific diagnoses in hospital. Mortality is 3-4%, however due to the high patient volume this group accounts for 20% of all deaths at day 30. Non-specific diagnoses do not provide much information on causes for death. Vital signs at first contact with ambulance personnel can act as a proxy for the patient's condition. Thus, we aimed to describe the prevalence of abnormal vital signs, as determined by a modified NEWS2, in ambulance patients who received a non-specific hospital diagnosis. Secondly, we examined the association between vital signs, NEWS2 scores, type of non-specific diagnosis, and mortality among these patients.

Methods

Register-based historic cohort study of ambulance patients aged 16+ in the North Denmark

SUBMITTER: Sorensen MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10619789 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature