Validation of a Modified Triage Scale in a Norwegian Pediatric Emergency Department.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Triage is a tool developed to identify patients who need immediate care and those who can safely wait. The aim of this study was to assess the validity and interrater reliability of a modified version of the pediatric South African triage scale (pSATS) in a single-center tertiary pediatric emergency department in Norway.

Methods

This prospective, observational study included all patients with medical conditions, referred to the pediatric emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Norway from September 1, 2015, to November 17, 2015. Their assigned triage priority was compared with rate of hospitalization and resource utilization. Validity parameters were sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value, and percentage of over- and undertriage. In

SUBMITTER: Engan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6205310 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature