Open this publication in new window or tab >>2009 (English)In: International Emergency Nursing, ISSN 1755-599X, E-ISSN 1878-013X, Vol. 17, no 3, p. 143-148Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This study investigates the interrater reliability and the accuracy of Manchester Triage (MTS) at emergency departments in Western Sweden. Methods: A group of 79 nurses from seven emergency departments assessed simulated patient cases and assigned triage categories using the same principles as in their daily work. K statistics, accuracy, over-triage and under-triage were then analyzed. The nurses performed 1027 triage assessments. Results: The result showed an unweighted κ value of 0.61, a linear weighted κ value of 0.71, and a quadratic weighted κ value of 0.81. The determined accuracy was 92% and 91% for the two most urgent categories, but significantly lower for the less urgent categories. Conclusions: Patients in need of urgent care were identified in more than nine out of 10 cases. The high level of over-triage and under-triage in the less urgent categories resulted in low agreement and accuracy. This may suggest that the resources of emergency departments can be overused for non-urgent patients.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2009
Keywords
Emergency care, Reliability, Sweden, Triage
National Category
Nursing
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:his:diva-20351 (URN)10.1016/j.ienj.2008.11.008 (DOI)19577200 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-67649586573 (Scopus ID)
2009-09-282021-08-102025-09-29Bibliographically approved