Validation of a modified South African triage scale in a high-resource setting: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Triage systems are widely used in emergency departments, but are not always validated. The South African Triage Scale (SATS) has mainly been studied in resource-limited settings. The aim of this study was to determine the validity of a modified version of the SATS for the general population of patients admitted to an ED at a tertiary hospital in a high-income country. The secondary objective was to study the triage performance according to age and patient categories.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients presenting to the Emergency Department of Haukeland University Hospital in Norway during a four-year period. We used short-term mortality, ICU admission, and the need for immediate surgery and other interventions as the primary endpoints.

SUBMITTER: Markussen DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10026449 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature