An interrater reliability study on the Gothenburg obstetric triage system- a new obstetric triage system

Table 4 Triage level agreement, correct-, over- and undertriage

Triage level	Correct triage ^(a)	Undertriage	1	2	3	Overtriage	1	2	3
1 (immediate)	52 (67.5)	25 (32.5)	22	2	1	.	.	.	.
2 (urgent)	65 (71.4)	24 (26.4)	19	4	1	2 (2.2)	2	.	.
3 (non-urgent)	68 (74.7)	15 (16.5)	11	4	.	8 (8.8)	9	.	.
4 (non-urgent)	58 (64.4)	18 (20)	18	.	.	14 (15.6)	9	5	.
5 (non-urgent)	27 (69.2)	.	.	.	.	12 (30.8)	10	2	.
Total	270 (69.6)	82 (21.1)				36 (9.3)

Values are n, (%)
^(a) concordant triage level between assessments by reference group and midwives and RNs respectively
1 = red, immediate examination needed; 2 = orange, urgent, examination needed within 20 min; 3–5 = yellow-green-blue = non-urgent, examination needed within 60, 120 and 240 min, respectively.
Numbers in bold type represent cases crossing the urgent/non-urgent barrier.
Real life assessments not included.

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