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Table 1 Under triage and over triage of triage trauma tools in adults

From: Accuracy of pre-hospital triage tools for major trauma: a systematic review with meta-analysis and net clinical benefit

Index test vs reference standard: ISS > 15

Study ID

INDEX tool

All cases (n trauma patients)

ISS > 15

Under triage (%)

Over triage (%)

Dinh 2012

ASC-COT

2664

285

37

25

Do 2014

ASC-COT

1696

182

24

3

Ocak 2009

ASC-COT

302

151

16

23

Bouzat 2015

ASC-COT

2572

1,185

17.6

76.6

Voskens 2018

Dutch field triage protocol (ACS-COT)

4950

436

21.6

30.6

Voskens 2018 (elderly > 65)

Dutch field triage protocol (ACS-COT)

1085

132

38.6

21.1

van Laarhoven 2014

Dutch field triage protocol (ACS-COT)

1607

221

10.9

39.5

Vinjevoll 2018

New trauma team activation criteria

998

127

 -

87

Bouzat 2015

TRENAU

2572

1,185

8.5

58.8

Follin 2016

Vittel Triage Criteria

1160

417

 -

64

Sewalt 2016

PHI ≤ 1 of 20

154,476

52,818

38.9

23.7

Sewalt 2016

T-RTS ≤ 11 of 12

154,476

52,818

66.8

8.1

Sewalt 2016

PSS ≤ 11 of 12

154,476

52,818

40.5

21.3

Sewalt 2016

MGAP ≤ 28 of 29

154,476

52,818

31

51.2

Sewalt 2016

mREMS > 3 of 26

154,476

52,818

23.1

72.4

Sewalt 2016

KTS ≤ 15 of 16

154,476

52,818

3.6

82.8

Index test vs reference standard: in-hospital mortality

Study ID

INDEX tool

All cases (n trauma patients)

Deaths

Under triage (%)

Over triage (%)

Bouzat 2016

MGAP < 23

3260

186

12

18

Bouzat 2016

T-RTS < 12

3260

186

21

12

Cassignol 2019 a

T-RTS < 12

1001

76

9

65

Cassignol 2019 a

Vittel Triage Criteria ≥ 1

1001

76

0

98

Cassignol 2019 a

MGAP < 23

1001

76

9

24

Cassignol 2019 a

NTS (New Trauma Score) < 18

1001

76

18

14

Index test vs reference standard: survival

Study ID

INDEX tool

All cases (n trauma patients)

Survivals

Under triage (%)

Over triage (%)

Llompart-Pou 2016

MGAP < 14.5

1361

1120

2

63

Llompart-Pou 2016

GAP < 11.5

1361

1120

5

54

Llompart-Pou 2016

T-RTS

1361

1120

3

68

Index test vs reference standard: Intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS)

Study ID

INDEX tool

All cases (n trauma patients)

ICU LOS

Under triage (%)

Over triage (%)

Follin 2016

MGAP < 22

1160

475

74

9

Follin 2016

MGAP < 17

1160

475

91

2