Influencia del nivel de triaje asignado sobre el ingreso de pacientes atendidos en el Servicio de Urgencias según motivo de consulta
- Carmen Báez-León 1
- José María Jurado-Carmona 1
- Esther del Barrio-De Pablo 1
- Francisco León-Esparrell 1
- María Mir-Montero 1
- Carlos Bibiano-Guillén 1
- 1 Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor (Madrid, España)
ISSN: 1697-638X
Year of publication: 2021
Volume: 18
Issue: 18
Type: Article
More publications in: Evidentia: Revista de enfermería basada en la evidencia
Abstract
Objective: Our aim was too analyze the influence of the triage level assigned by the Manchester Triage System on the probability of ad-mission in patients with reasons for consultation Dyspnea, Abdominal Pain and Problems in Extremities. Method: Retrospective observa-tional study of patients atended at the Emergency Department. Results: The assigned triage level is related to a higher probability of admission in the case of orange levels in Abdominal Pain, and red in Dyspnea (p <0.05). In patients with Problems in Extremities, the level of triage assigned does not influence the probability of admission, considering age and sex as covariates. Age is a significant predictor of admission in patients with all three reasons for admission (p <0.001). Conclusions: The assigned triage level is differentially associated with the probability of admission according to the reason for the patient's consultation.