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Table 3 The distribution of the risk factors amongst patients in the three departments

From: An ontology-based nurse call management system (oNCS) with probabilistic priority assessment

Number of patients with:

 

0 risk factors

10

1 risk factor

10

2 risk factors

8

> 2 risk factors

2

Risk factor weights (%):

 

High age (a)

50

Diabetes (b)

10

Heart disease (c)

3

High fall risk (d)

5

Neurologic problem (e)

3

Tracheotomy (f)

10

COPD (g)

3

Paraplegia (h)

3

Pneumonia (i)

3

Disoriented/confused (j)

5

Gastric Bleeding within 48 h (k)

3

Transferred from ICU (l)

1

Transferred from ICU within 72 h (m)

0

Reanimated (n)

1

Reanimated within 72 h (o)

0