Table 1.
The critical value list and its ranges.
Table 2.
The distribution of single analyte repeat critical values.
Table 3.
The Interval for Each Repeat Critical Value (Hours).
Figure 1.
The relationship between the frequency of critical values and the length of hospital stay.
Note: (A) critical values of serum potassium. (B) critical values of platelet count. The patients were divided into 3 groups based on the frequency of the critical values: group A (1 time), group B (2–3 times), group C (≥4 times). Statistics: box plots showing the median, quartiles, and range. Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric test, p-values shown. Man-Whitney U tests (** p<0.0033).
Figure 2.
The relationship between the frequency of critical values and patient outcomes.
Note: (A) critical values of serum potassium. (B) critical values of platelet count. The patients were divided into 3 groups based on the frequency of the critical values: group A (1 time), group B (2–3 times), group C (≥4 times). Statistics: Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric test, p-values shown. Man-Whitney U tests (**, p<0.0033. NS, not significant).