Table 4

Interobserver agreement ( κ value) on ED disposal as function of drug screening availability in the 142 patients with suspected drug overdose

OverallScreening not availableScreening availablep Value
Data shown as mean (SE).
Global agreement on disposal0.358 (0.014)0.238 (0.019)0.461 (0.020)<0.001
    Discharge0.459 (0.017)0.319 (0.031)0.488 (0.021)<0.001
    General ward0.343 (0.012)0.261 (0.016)0.428 (0.019)<0.001
    HDU or ICU0.398 (0.018)0.296 (0.020)0.578 (0.032)<0.001