Velázquez-Guzmán MA, Morales-Hernández AE, Fonseca-Carrillo I, Brugada-Yáñez A

Language: Spanish
References: 8
Page: 466-475
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ABSTRACT

Objetive: To determine the correlation of triage by levels at entering to emergency room and the reclassification of triage according to the diagnosis of emergency discharge.
Material and Method: An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study, done at Hospital Angeles Clínica Londres, Mexico City. Patients older tan 18 years who assisted to the emergency room of Clinica Londres from January to February 2016 were included.
Results: There were included 144 patients. About the frequency of levels at entering 4% of patients were classified as orange color, 56% to yellow, 33 to green and 7% to blue. At discharge 4% was classified as red, 22% as orange, 28% as yellow, 21 as green and 25% as blue.
Conclusions: There was no correlation of triage at entering by levels with reclassification of triage at discharge, with proves the null hypothesis. According to levels of triage at entering and discharge we found a subclassification of 100% of level I (red), 80% of level II (orange), 50% of level III (yellow), 37% of level IV (green) and 72% of level V (blue).

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