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Accuracy of emergency department triage using the Emergency Severity Index and independent predictors of under-triage and over-triage in Brazil: a retrospective cohort analysis

BACKGROUND: Emergency department (ED) triage is performed to prioritize care for patients with critical and time-sensitive illness. Triage errors create opportunity for increased morbidity and mortality. Here, we sought to measure the frequency of under- and over-triage of patients by nurses using t...

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Autores principales: Hinson, Jeremiah S., Martinez, Diego A., Schmitz, Paulo S. K., Toerper, Matthew, Radu, Danieli, Scheulen, James, Stewart de Ramirez, Sarah A., Levin, Scott
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5768578/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29335793
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12245-017-0161-8