Are 5-level triage systems improved by using a symptom based approach?-a Danish cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Five-level triage systems are being utilized in Danish emergency departments with and without the use of presenting symptoms. The aim of this study was to validate and compare two 5-level triage systems used in Danish emergency departments: "Danish Emergency Process Triage" (DEPT) based on a combination of vital signs and presenting symptoms and a locally adapted version of DEPT (VITAL-TRIAGE) using vital signs only.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort using data from five Danish emergency departments. All patients attending an emergency department during the period of 1 April 2012 until 31 December 2015 were included. Validity of the two triage systems was assessed by comparing urgency categories determined by each triage system with critical outcomes: admiss

SUBMITTER: Kongensgaard FT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9036764 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature