Study objective Rapid growth in emergency department (ED) triage literature has been
accompanied by diversity in study design, methodology, and outcome assessment. We aim …

Emergency department (ED) triage is used to identify patients' level of urgency and treat
them based on their triage level. The global advancement of triage scales in the past two …

Study objective Standards for emergency department (ED) triage in the United States rely
heavily on subjective assessment and are limited in their ability to risk-stratify patients. This …

Triage is a process that is critical to the effective management of modern emergency
departments. Triage systems aim, not only to ensure clinical justice for the patient, but also to …

Background The Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) has
been widely adopted in emergency departments (EDs) across Canada and abroad since its …

Background The need for effective triage of the increasing number of patients presenting for
emergency care was recognized in the early 1990s. Dr. Robert Beveridge led the …

Objective An ideal emergency department (ED) triage system accurately prioritises patients
on the basis of the urgency of interventions required to avoid under-or over-triage. The …

Background: Although the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) have been developed
since two decades ago, the reliability of the CTAS has not been questioned comparing to …

OBJECTIVES: Triage systems, developed by consensus of experts and based on decision
rules, are typically not validated. The objective is to discuss the challenges to evaluate the …

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 …