Effect of age adjustment on two triage methods
Abstract Background Most emergency departments rely on acuity assessment, triage, to recognize critically ill patients that need urgent treatment, and to allocate resources according to need. The accuracy of commonly used triage instruments such as the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is lower for old...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-022-00600-0 |