Performance of the Manchester triage system in older emergency department patients: a retrospective cohort study

Performance of the Manchester triage system in older emergency department patients: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Studies on the reliability of the MTS and its predictive power for hospitalisation and mortality in the older population have demonstrated mixed results. The objective is to evaluate the performance of the Manchester Triage System (MTS) in older patients (≥65 years) by assessing...

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Main Authors: Steffie H. A. Brouns, Lisette Mignot-Evers, Floor Derkx, Suze L. Lambooij, Jeanne P. Dieleman, Harm R. Haak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Emergency services hospital
Triage
Aged
Outcome assessment (health care)
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-018-0217-y

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