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Manchester Triage in Sweden : Interrater reliability and accuracy
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- Olofsson, Pia (författare)
- Department of Emergency Medicin, Nu-sjukvården, Trollhättan, Sweden
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- Gellerstedt, Martin, 1966- (författare)
- Högskolan Väst,Avd för datavetenskap och informatik,Statistics/Informatics, University West, Department of Informatics, Trollhhättan, Sweden
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- Carlström, Eric. D., 1957- (författare)
- Högskolan Väst,Avd för sjuksköterskeutbildning,Health Management, Policy and Economics, University West, Department of Nursing, Health and Culture, Trollhättan, Sweden
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- Elsevier BV, 2009
- 2009
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: International Emergency Nursing. - : Elsevier BV. - 1755-599X .- 1878-013X. ; 17:3, s. 143-148
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Abstract
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- This study investigates the interrater reliability and the accuracy of Manchester Triage (MTS) at emergency departments in Western Sweden. Methods: A group of 79 nurses from seven emergency departments assessed simulated patient cases and assigned triage categories using the same principles as in their daily work. K statistics, accuracy, over-triage and under-triage were then analyzed. The nurses performed 1027 triage assessments. Results: The result showed an unweighted κ value of 0.61, a linear weighted κ value of 0.71, and a quadratic weighted κ value of 0.81. The determined accuracy was 92% and 91% for the two most urgent categories, but significantly lower for the less urgent categories. Conclusions: Patients in need of urgent care were identified in more than nine out of 10 cases. The high level of over-triage and under-triage in the less urgent categories resulted in low agreement and accuracy. This may suggest that the resources of emergency departments can be overused for non-urgent patients.
Ämnesord
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Emergency care
- Reliability
- Sweden
- Triage
- Caring sciences
- Vårdvetenskap
- Vårdvetenskap
- Nursing science
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- ref (ämneskategori)
- art (ämneskategori)
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