Improving the manchester triage system for pediatric emergency care: An international multicenter study
- Seiger, N. (Nienke)
- Veen, M. (Mirjam) van
- Almeida, H. (Helena)
- Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout)
- Meurs, A.H.J. (Alfred) van
- Carneiro, R. (Rita)
- Alves, C.F. (Claudio)
- MacOnochie, I.K. (Ian)
- Lei, J. (Johan) van der
- Moll, H.A. (Henriëtte)
DOIAbstract
Objectives: This multicenter study examines the performance of the Manchester Triage System (MTS) after changing discriminators, and with the addition use of abnormal vital sign in patients presenting to pediatric emergency departments (EDs). Design: International multicenter study Settings: EDs of two hospitals in The Netherlands (2006-2009), one in Portugal (November-December 2010), and one in UK (June-November 2010). Patients: Children (<16years) triaged with the MTS who presented at the ED. Methods: Changes to discriminators (MTS 1) and the value of including abnormal vital signs (MTS 2) were studied to test if this would decrease the number of incorrect assignment. Admission to hospital using the new MTS was compared with those in the ...
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