Frequency distribution of Manchester Triage System (MTS) levels within diagnostic groups
| Overall cohort (n=20 836) (%) | No sepsis (n=20 035) (%) | All sepsis (n=801) (%) | Sepsis* (n=581) (%) | Severe sepsis† (n=194) (%) | Sepsis with circulation dysfunction (n=26) (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 338 (1.6) | 316 (1.6) | 22 (2.7) | 12 (2.1) | 7 (3.6) | 3 (11.5) |
| Orange | 3298 (15.8) | 3118 (15.6) | 180 (22.5) | 89 (15.3) | 78 (40.2) | 13 (50) |
| Yellow | 7524 (36.1) | 7162 (35.7) | 362 (45.2) | 277 (47.7) | 76 (39.2) | 9 (34.6) |
| Green | 8733 (41.9) | 8504 (42.4) | 229 (28.6) | 196 (33.7) | 32 (16.5) | 61 (3.8) |
| Blue | 943 (4.53) | 935 (4.7) | 8 (1.0) | 7 (1.2) | 1 (0.5) | —(0.0) |
Patients with sepsis and severe sepsis should have been classified at least into the MTS category ‘yellow’ ; patients with sepsis with circulation dysfunction should have been classified at the least as ‘orange’.
*Sepsis: not severe/no circulation dysfunction.
†Severe sepsis without circulation dysfunction.