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Table 4 Interobserver agreement of the appropriateness/inappropriateness of referrals

From: Primary care referrals of patients with potentially serious diseases to the emergency department or a quick diagnosis unit: a cross-sectional retrospective study

Variable

Agreement (%)

Unadjusted ϰ

CI 95%

PHC-QDU referral

89.6

0.81

0.77-0.85

n = 1186*

PHC-ED referral

85.6

0.75

0.71-0.79

n = 1004†

   
  1. *PHC-QDU group.
  2. †PHC-ED-QDU group.
  3. PHC denotes primary care; QDU, quick diagnosis unit; ED, emergency department; CI, confidence interval.
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