Is the South African Triage Scale valid for use in Afghanistan, Haiti and Sierra Leone?

Is the South African Triage Scale valid for use in Afghanistan, Haiti and Sierra Leone?

ObjectiveTo assess the validity of the South African Triage Scale (SATS) in four Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported emergency departments (ED, two trauma-only sites, one mixed site (both medical and trauma cases) and one paediatric-only site) in Afghanistan, Haiti and Sierra Leone.MethodsThis...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ global health 2017-06, Vol.2 (2), p.e000160-e000160
Hauptverfasser: Dalwai, Mohammed, Valles, Pola, Twomey, Michele, Nzomukunda, Yvonne, Jonjo, Prince, Sasikumar, Manoj, Nasim, Masood, Razaaq, Abdul, Gayraud, Olivia, Jecrois, Pierre Ronald, Wallis, Lee, Tayler-Smith, Katie
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Sprache:eng
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Emergency medical care
Ethics
Global health
Hospitals
Intensive care
Malaria
Mortality
Orthopedics
Patients
Pediatrics
Population
Trauma
Validity
Vector-borne diseases
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Zusammenfassung:ObjectiveTo assess the validity of the South African Triage Scale (SATS) in four Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported emergency departments (ED, two trauma-only sites, one mixed site (both medical and trauma cases) and one paediatric-only site) in Afghanistan, Haiti and Sierra Leone.MethodsThis was a retrospective cohort study conducted between June 2013 and June 2014. Validity was assessed by comparing patients’ SATS ratings with their final ED outcome (ie, hospital admission, death or discharge).ResultsIn the two trauma settings, the SATS demonstrated good validity: it accurately predicted an increase in the likelihood of mortality and hospitalisation across incremental acuity levels (p
ISSN:2059-7908
2059-7908
DOI:10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000160