Improving the Manchester Triage System for pediatric emergency care: an international multicenter study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This multicenter study examines the performance of the Manchester Triage System (MTS) after changing discriminators, and with the addition use of abnormal vital sign in patients presenting to pediatric emergency departments (EDs).

Design

International multicenter study.

Settings

EDs of two hospitals in The Netherlands (2006-2009), one in Portugal (November-December 2010), and one in UK (June-November 2010).

Patients

Children (<16 years) triaged with the MTS who presented at the ED.

Methods

Changes to discriminators (MTS 1) and the value of including abnormal vital signs (MTS 2) were studied to test if this would decrease the number of incorrect assignment. Admission to hospital using the new MTS was compared with those in the original MTS. Lik

SUBMITTER: Seiger N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3893080 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature