Adverse outcomes in older adults attending emergency department: Systematic review and meta-analysis of the Triage Risk Stratification Tool

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 230-239

  Cousins, Gráinne ^a   Bennett, Zachary ^a   Dillon, Grace ^a   Smith, Susan M ^a   Galvin, Rose ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

aged; emergency service; systematic review; triage methods

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRIAGE RISK STRATIFICATION TOOL;

AGED; BAYES THEOREM; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIAGE;

EID: 84880222060     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3283606ba6     Document Type: Review

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