Patient sex, racial and ethnic disparities in emergency department triage: A multi-site retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There is limited evidence on sex, racial, and ethnic disparities in Emergency Department (ED) triage across diverse settings. We evaluated differences in the assignment of Emergency Severity Index (ESI) by patient sex and race/ethnicity, accounting for age, clinical factors, and ED operating conditions.

Methods

We conducted a multi-site retrospective study of adult patients presenting to high-volume EDs from January 2019-February 2020. Patient-level data were obtained and analyzed from three EDs (academic, metropolitan community, and rural community) affiliated with a large health system in the Southeastern United States. For the study outcome, ESI levels were grouped into three categories: 1-2 (highest acuity), 3, and 4-5 (lowest acuity). Multinomial logistic reg

SUBMITTER: Patel MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11270534 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature