Prediction of 7 days mortality in a general population admitted to Emergency Department

Methods The Hillerød Acute Process Triage (HAPT) is inspired by the Swedish Adaptive Process Triage (ADAPT) and ranks patients into 5 level colour-coded triage, ranging from red (most urgent) through orange, yellow, green and blue (least urgent). Patients are assigned a triage category for each of the to main descriptors 1) vital signs and 2) presenting complaint. The variable of the two associated with the most urgent triage category, will determine the final colour-coded triage category, which determines the level of patient observation and treatment. Data from admission including final triage category, vital signs triage category and presenting complaint triage category were prospectively registered and merged with the outcome measure: mortality within 7 days after admission. Patients in blue triage category were not admitted and therefore not included in this study.