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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...
Autores principales: | Lee, Ju Young, Oh, Sang Hoon, Peck, Eun Hee, Lee, Jung Min, Park, Kyu Nam, Kim, Soo Hyun, Youn, Chun Song |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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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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