Using the Delphi method to establish pediatric emergency triage criteria in a grade A tertiary women's and children's hospital in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to establish simplified and quantifiable triage criteria in pediatric emergency care, improving the efficiency of pediatric emergency triage and ensuring patient safety.

Methods

We preliminarily determined the pediatric emergency triage criteria with references to pediatric emergency department characteristics and internationally recognized triage tools after literature review and discussion. The final determination of the triage criteria was reached after two rounds of Delphi surveys completed by18 experts from 3 hospitals in China.

Results

Both round 1 and round 2 surveys had a 100% response rate. The overall expert authority coefficient in the two rounds of surveys was 0.872. The experts had 100% enthusiasm for participating in the surveys. Kend

SUBMITTER: Zhao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9469547 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature