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May 1, 2019BMJ Open336 citationsOpen Access

Performance of triage systems in emergency care: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JZJoany M. ZachariasseVHVera van der HagenNSNienke Seiger

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Established triage systems show a reasonable validity for the triage of patients at the ED, but performance varies considerably. Important research questions that remain are what determinants influence triage systems' performance and how the performance of existing triage systems can be improved.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d81495b5518339b2ae2a2fhttps://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026471
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