The Sydney triage to admission risk tool (START) to improve patient flow in an emergency department: a model of care implementation pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Sydney Triage to Admission Risk Tool (START) is a validated clinical analytics tool designed to estimate the probability of in-patient admission based on Emergency Department triage characteristics.

Methods

This was a single centre pilot implementation study using a matched case control sample of patients assessed at ED triage. Patients in the intervention group were identified at triage by the START tool as likely requiring in-patient admission and briefly assessed by an ED Consultant. Bed management were notified of these patients and their likely admitting team based on senior early assessment. Matched controls were identified on the same day of presentation if they were admitted to the same in-patient teams as patients in the intervention group and same ST

SUBMITTER: Ebker-White A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6896669 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature