Comparison of the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) and the Taiwan Triage System in Predicting Resource Utilization

Comparison of the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) and the Taiwan Triage System in Predicting Resource Utilization

The importance of accurate triage in Taiwan is becoming more apparent with the increasing number of emergency department (ED) patients, and resources for the National Health Insurance becoming constrained. This study compared the ability of the Taiwan triage system (TTS) and the standardized 5-level...

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Main Authors: Chih-Hsien Chi, Chen-Mao Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-01-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
emergency department
emergency severity index
triage
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609601601

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