Implementation of a fast triage score for patients arriving to a low resource hospital in Uganda

Background: The Kitovu Fast Triage (KFT) score predicts imminent mortality from mental status, gait and either respiratory rate or oxygen status. As some non-life-threatening conditions require immediate attention, the South African Triage System (SATS) assigns arbitrary rankings of urgency for spec...

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Main Authors: Jjukira Vianney, Immaculate Nakitende, Joan Nabiryo, Henry Kalema, Sylivia Namuleme, John Kellett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X24000016