Outcomes of emergency severity index five-level triage implementation: Clinical and operational metrics

Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-67

  Daniels, Joni Hentzen ^a,b  

^a EmCare   (United States)

^b C o EmCare   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency Severity Index; ESI; Five level triage; Operational metrics; Triage

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 33847057654     PISSN: 19314485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01261775-200701000-00009     Document Type: Review

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