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Validity of the Electronic Triage System in Predicting Patient Outcomes in Tabriz, Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study
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نویسنده
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Pourasghar Faramarz ,Sadegh Tabrizi Jafar ,Ala Alireza ,Daemi Amin
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منبع
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Bulletin Of Emergency And Trauma - 2016 - دوره : 4 - شماره : 4 - صفحه:211 -215
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چکیده
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Objectives: to validate the triage ratings performed by the electronic triage system (ets) using hospitalization, length of stay, resource use, in-hospital mortality and patient bills as outcome measures. methods: in this retrospective cross-sectional study the medical records of 387 patients were reviewed in a one-week period. the data included triage category and the outcome measures were hospitalization, length of stay, in-hospital mortality, patient bill, and used resources. the association between the triage category and hospitalization and death was assessed. the association between the triage category and the number of resources, length of stay, and the bill was also assessed. results: the mean age of the patients was 43.65±21.17 years. women comprised 40% (n=155) of 387 people who were included in the study. the frequency of emergency severity index (esi) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 categories were 18, 61, 127, 181 and 0 respectively. phi and cramer’s v for hospitalization and death were 0.365 (p<0.001) and 0.305 (p<0.001). spearman’s rho for bill, length of stay, and resource use were -0.483 (p<0.001), -0.228 (p<0.001) and -0.490 (p<0.001). the association between triage category and resource consumption was stronger than other outcomes. conclusion: the ets was valid in predicting all studied patient outcomes. the ets has also the advantages of providing quick reports, giving feedback and providing data for research purposes
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کلیدواژه
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Hospital Emergency Service; Triage; Emergency Severity Index; Electronic Triage System; Validity
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آدرس
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Tabriz University Of Medical Sciences, Road Traffic Injury Research Center, School Of Management And Medicalinformatics, Department Of Health Services Management, Iran, Tabriz University Of Medical Sciences, Department Of Health Services Management, Iran, Tabriz University Of Medical Sciences, Department Of Emergency Medicine, Iran, Iran University Of Medical Sciences, Health Management And Economic Research Center, Iran
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