Validity of the emergency severity index in predicting patient outcomes in a major emergency department

Validity of the emergency severity index in predicting patient outcomes in a major emergency department

Background and Purpose: The emergency severity index (ESI) triage system has been recommended by the Ministry of Health to classify patients at emergency departments. This study aimed to assess the validity of ESI system (version 4) in the emergency department of a teaching hospital. Outcome measure...

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Main Authors: Faramarz Pourasghar, Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Alireza Ala, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Amin Daemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences
Subjects:
emergency severity index
hospital emergency service
triage
validity
Online Access:http://www.jnmsjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2345-5756;year=2016;volume=3;issue=1;spage=1;epage=7;aulast=Pourasghar;type=0

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