Table 5 Vital signs monitoring utilisation

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English, n(%)

158 (85.4)

Mandarin, n(%)

24 (12.9)

Malay, n(%)

3 (1.6)

Readings

Readings submitted per patient, median [IQR]

14 [8, 21]

Readings submitted per day enrolled, median [IQR]

2.4 [2.0,2.8]

Compliance

Proportion of submissions needing reminders, mean (SD)

0.91 (0.16)

Proportion of reminders which resulted in a reading, mean (SD)

0.84 (0.25)

Alerts

Patients who had at least one vital signs alert, n(%)

134 (72.4)

Alerts triggered per patient, median [IQR]

3 [1.25, 5]

Patients who triggered alert for fever, n (%)

32 (17.2)

Patients who triggered alert for hypoxia, n (%)

46 (24.8)