Over-triage occurs when considering the patient's pain in Korean Triage and Acuity Scale (KTAS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Korean Triage and Acuity Scale (KTAS) was developed based on the Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale. In patients with pain, to determine the KTAS level, the pain scale is considered; however, since the degree of pain is subjective, this may affect the accuracy of KTAS. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of KTAS in predicting patient's severity with the degree of pain used as a modifier.

Method

A retrospective observational cohort study was conducted in an urban tertiary hospital emergency department (ED). We investigated patients over 16 years old from January to June 2016. The patients were divided into the pain and non-pain groups according to whether the degree of pain was used as a modifier or not. We compared the pre

SUBMITTER: Lee JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6508716 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature