Validity of the Brazilian pediatric triage system CLARIPED at a secondary level of emergency care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the validity of the triage system CLARIPED in a pediatric population in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

Methods

Prospective, observational study in a secondary-level pediatric emergency service from Sep-2018 to Ago-2019. A convenience sample of all patients aged 0-18 years triaged by the computerized CLARIPED system was selected. Associations between urgency levels and patient outcomes were analyzed to assess construct validity. Sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values (PPV and NPV) to identify the most urgent patients were estimated, as well as under-triage and over-triage rates.

Results

The distribution of 24,338 visits was: RED 0.02%, ORANGE 0.9%, YELLOW 23.5%, GREEN 47.9%, and BLUE 27.7% (highest to the lowest leve

SUBMITTER: de Magalhaes-Barbosa MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10202729 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature