Colour displayed at CDSS | Indication of health symptoms |
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Green | Stable patient: Self-reported health symptoms unchanged or improved. Oxygen saturation and heart rate within acceptable range, compared to individual reference values. |
Yellow | Unstable patient indicating change that need follow-up: oxygen saturation and/or heart rate indicate deterioration from previous day or from hospital discharge. Yellow alert is triggered. Change indicating: increase in heart rate more than 10 beats/min, reduction in saturation of approximately 5%, an answer to question 1, 2, 3 or 4 defined as “worse”, or question 5 answered with “more than usual” (Table 2). |
Red | Unstable patient indicating severe change or critical condition: oxygen saturation and/or heart rate or self-reported health symptoms (Table 2) indicating significant deterioration from previous day or from hospital discharge. Red alert is triggered. Change indicating: increase in heart rate more than 15 beats/min, reduction in saturation lower than 6%, or daily questionnaire (1–5) answered with “much more than usual” (Table 2). |