The validity of the canadian triage and acuity scale in predicting resource utilization and the need for immediate life-saving interventions in elderly emergency department patients

BACKGROUND: We evaluated the validity of the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) in elderly emergency department (ED) patients. In particular, we examined the sensitivity and specificity of the CTAS for identifying elderly patients who received an immediate life-saving intervention in the ED. ME...

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Main Authors: Lee, Ju Young, Oh, Sang Hoon, Peck, Eun Hee, Lee, Jung Min, Park, Kyu Nam, Kim, Soo Hyun, Youn, Chun Song
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: BioMed Central 2011
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Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3223131/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22050641
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-19-68
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