Effectiveness of a Four-level Chinese Emergency Triage Scale in Mainland China

Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University30,687 enrolled

Overview

Inter-rater reliability between experts and triage nurses was assessed in 484 emergency patients. The criterion-related validity was evaluated in other 30687 emergency patients, based on emergency department (ED) mortality, the length of stay in ED, the number of discharge, and hospitalization (intensive care/general ward).

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

30,687

Conditions

Emergencies Triage

Interventions

Four-level Chinese Emergency triage scaleOTHER

a four-level category system, i.e. life-threatening (Level I), emergent (Level II), urgent (Level III) and semi-urgent (Level IV) . This system contains critical indicators (cardiac arrest, shock, and apnea), high risk indicators (ACS and DKA), single objective indicators (SBP, RR, HR, and SpO2) and MEWS (synthesis indicator). According to patients' health care problems, patients are rated by nurses into one of the four mentioned levels.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 14 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients, older than 14 years and admitted to the ED, were eligible for this study. Exclusion Criteria: * Gynecologic and obstetric emergencies * Patients, who left against medical advice or hadn't been aided by a doctor

Locations (1)

SAHZhejiangU

Hangzhou, China

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Inter-rater reliability

inter-rater reliability as the agreement between triage nurses and experts

Time frame: 2019-10-1

emergency department (ED) mortality

Time frame: 2019-12-31

the number of discharge

Time frame: 2019-12-31

Secondary Outcomes

the number of hospitalization

Time frame: 2019-12-31

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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