The predictive validity of RETTS-HEV as an acuity triage tool in the emergency department of a Danish Regional Hospital

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 33-37

  Pérez, Noel ^a   Nissen, Louise ^a   Nielsen, Asmus F ^a   Petersen, Poul ^a   Biering, Karin ^a  

^a HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Predictive validity; Rapid Emergency Triage and Treatment System; Triage; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DENMARK; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID EMERGENCY TRIAGE AND TREATMENT SYSTEM HOSPITAL UNIT WEST TOOL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERY ELDERLY; EMERGENCY NURSING; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR; TRENDS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 84952630765     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000173     Document Type: Article

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