Table 1

Summary of secondary outcomes

Variable (no of subjects)PTSPATS
ICC (95% CI)ICC (95% CI)
Years of experience
 0–1 (n=11)0.59 (0.44 to 0.74)0.85 (0.77 to 0.93)
 2–9 (n=23)0.50 (0.34 to 0.65)0.90 (0.85 to 0.95)
 ≧10 (n=10)0.54 (0.37 to 0.70)0.82 (0.72 to 0.91)
Skills level
 Emergency specialist (n=2)0.71 (0.52 to 0.91)0.96 (0.93 to 1.00)
 Medical officer (n=10)0.51 (0.34 to 0.67)0.91 (0.86 to 0.96)
 Nurse (n=27)0.56 (0.41 to 0.70)0.85 (0.78 to 0.93)
 Nurse aide (n=5)0.39 (0.20 to 0.60)0.88 (0.82 to 0.95)
  • ICC, intraclass correlation coefficient; PATS, Princess Marina Hospital accident and emergency centre triage scale; PTS, previous triage system.