The validity of the canadian triage and acuity scale in predicting resource utilization and the need for immediate life-saving interventions in elderly emergency department patients

BACKGROUND: We evaluated the validity of the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) in elderly emergency department (ED) patients. In particular, we examined the sensitivity and specificity of the CTAS for identifying elderly patients who received an immediate life-saving intervention in the ED. ME...

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Autores principales: Lee, Ju Young, Oh, Sang Hoon, Peck, Eun Hee, Lee, Jung Min, Park, Kyu Nam, Kim, Soo Hyun, Youn, Chun Song
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3223131/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22050641
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-19-68

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3223131/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22050641
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-19-68

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