Effectiveness of a Four-level Chinese Emergency Triage Scale in Mainland China

Completed

• Conditions: Triage; Emergencies
• Interventions: Other: Four-level Chinese Emergency triage scale

• Registration Number: NCT03926234
• Lead Sponsor: Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University

Brief Summary

Inter-rater reliability between experts and triage nurses was assessed in 484 emergency patients. The criterion-related validity was evaluated in other 30687 emergency patients, based on emergency department (ED) mortality, the length of stay in ED, the number of discharge, and hospitalization (intensive care/general ward).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-01-01
• Study First Submitted: 2019-04-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-04-22
• Study First Posted: 2019-04-24
• Primary Completion: 2019-12-31
• Study Completion: 2020-12-30
• Status Verified: 2021-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-06-14
• Last Update Posted: 2021-06-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30687

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients, older than 14 years and admitted to the ED, were eligible for this study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Gynecologic and obstetric emergencies
• Patients, who left against medical advice or hadn't been aided by a doctor

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
emergency triage patients	Four-level Chinese Emergency triage scale	triage Level I triage Level II triage Level III triage Level IV

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Inter-rater reliability	2019-10-1	inter-rater reliability as the agreement between triage nurses and experts
emergency department (ED) mortality	2019-12-31
the number of discharge	2019-12-31

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the number of hospitalization	2019-12-31

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

SAHZhejiangU; 🇨🇳 Hangzhou, China