Clinical demand in an emergency care unit according to the Manchester triage system
The general objective of the present study is to identify the clinical demand of patients cared for by nursing professionals according to the risk classification of an Emergency Care Unit, following the Manchester triage system. It is a quantitative descriptive study whose sample was composed of 364...
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| author | Aline Santos Diniz Ana Paula da Silva Cristiane Chaves de Souza Tânia Couto Machado Chianca |
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| description | The general objective of the present study is to identify the clinical demand of patients cared for by nursing professionals according to the risk classification of an Emergency Care Unit, following the Manchester triage system. It is a quantitative descriptive study whose sample was composed of 364 patient records. The data was analyzed via the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, using descriptive, bivariate statistics and Spearman’s correlation. The patient’s main complaints were: “Adult indisposition,” “Problems with the limbs,” “Abdominal pain,” and “Headaches.” There was inverse correlation between age and risk classification (rs = -0.14 p=0,005), and time of admittance and risk classification (rs = -1.02, p=0.046). We conclude that the patients classified according to risk presented urgent and non-urgent complaints. The higher the patient’s age and the later in the day they were admitted, the more severe their clinical condition.
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| spelling | doaj.art-7fd79cc92729457ebee59b699d23ef272022-12-21T22:00:27ZengUniversidade Federal de GoiasRevista Eletrônica de Enfermagem1518-19442014-06-011623122010.5216/ree.v16i2.2170014067Clinical demand in an emergency care unit according to the Manchester triage systemAline Santos DinizAna Paula da SilvaCristiane Chaves de SouzaTânia Couto Machado ChiancaThe general objective of the present study is to identify the clinical demand of patients cared for by nursing professionals according to the risk classification of an Emergency Care Unit, following the Manchester triage system. It is a quantitative descriptive study whose sample was composed of 364 patient records. The data was analyzed via the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, using descriptive, bivariate statistics and Spearman’s correlation. The patient’s main complaints were: “Adult indisposition,” “Problems with the limbs,” “Abdominal pain,” and “Headaches.” There was inverse correlation between age and risk classification (rs = -0.14 p=0,005), and time of admittance and risk classification (rs = -1.02, p=0.046). We conclude that the patients classified according to risk presented urgent and non-urgent complaints. The higher the patient’s age and the later in the day they were admitted, the more severe their clinical condition. doi: 10.5216/ree.v16i2.21700.http://revistas.ufg.emnuvens.com.br/fen/article/view/21700TriagemEnfermagemServiços Médicos de Emergência. |
| spellingShingle | Aline Santos Diniz Ana Paula da Silva Cristiane Chaves de Souza Tânia Couto Machado Chianca Clinical demand in an emergency care unit according to the Manchester triage system Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem Triagem Enfermagem Serviços Médicos de Emergência. |
| title | Clinical demand in an emergency care unit according to the Manchester triage system |
| title_full | Clinical demand in an emergency care unit according to the Manchester triage system |
| title_fullStr | Clinical demand in an emergency care unit according to the Manchester triage system |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical demand in an emergency care unit according to the Manchester triage system |
| title_short | Clinical demand in an emergency care unit according to the Manchester triage system |
| title_sort | clinical demand in an emergency care unit according to the manchester triage system |
| topic | Triagem Enfermagem Serviços Médicos de Emergência. |
| url | http://revistas.ufg.emnuvens.com.br/fen/article/view/21700 |
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