Open AccessDevelopment and Validation of Simple Age-Adjusted Objectified Korean Triage and Acuity Scale for Adult Patients Visiting the Emergency Department
Author(s) -
Seung Wook Kim,
Yongwon Kim,
Yong Hun Min,
Kui Ja Lee,
Hyo Ju Choi,
Dong Won Kim,
You Hwan Jo,
Dong Keon Lee
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.2022.63.3.272
Subject(s) - triage , emergency department , medicine , receiver operating characteristic , respiratory rate , retrospective cohort study , blood pressure , emergency medicine , heart rate , nursing
The study aimed to develop an objectified Korean Triage and Acuity Scale (OTAS) that can objectively and quickly classify severity, as well as a simple age-adjusted OTAS (S-OTAS) that reflects age and evaluate its usefulness.