ReviewThe Lancet regional health. Western Pacific2020
Implementation of a novel three-tier triage tool in Papua New Guinea: A model for resource-limited emergency departments.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Process Improvement Approaches for Increasing the Response of Emergency Departments against the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Intelligent imaging triage systems for reducing waiting anxiety: a narrative review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Identifying barriers and facilitators to implementing triage systems in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of a structured triage system in improving timeliness of emergency care in a resource-limited rural hospital in Uganda.International journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Adapting a novel emergency triage tool to a resource-limited hospital in Nepal.International journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Triage systems in low-resource emergency care settings.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2025Article
- An Effective Triage Education Method for Triage Nurses: An Overview and Update.Open access emergency medicine : OAEM · 2025Review
- Triage processes in primary, secondary, and tertiary health care facilities in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: a mixed-methods study.BMC emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Triage implementation in resource-limited emergency departments: sharing tools and experience from the Pacific region.International journal of emergency medicine · 2024Article
- A health systems approach to critical care delivery in low-resource settings: a narrative review.Intensive care medicine · 2023Review
- Evaluation of emergency care education and triage implementation: an observational study at a hospital in rural Liberia.BMJ open · 2023Observational
- Multimodal learning for emergency department triage implementation: experiences from Papua New Guinea during the COVID-19 pandemic.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2023Article
- Lessons from the frontline: The value of emergency care processes and data to pandemic responses across the Pacific region.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2022Article
- The direct medical cost of trauma aetiologies and injuries in a resource limited setting of Papua New Guinea: A prospective cost of illness study.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2022Article
- Sudanese emergency departments: a study to identify the barriers to a well-functioning triage.BMC emergency medicine · 2022Article
- A mixed-methods study on evaluating an updated, francophone version of ETAT+ training in Madagascar.The Southern African journal of critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Society · 2022Article
- Validation of the Interagency Integrated Triage Tool in a resource-limited, urban emergency department in Papua New Guinea: a pilot study.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2021Article
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Abstract
In emergency departments (EDs), demand for care often exceeds the available resources. Triage addresses this problem by sorting patients into categories of urgency. The Interagency Integrated Triage Tool (IITT) is a novel triage system designed for resource-limited emergency care (EC) settings. The system was piloted by two EDs in Papua New Guinea as part of an EC capacity development program. Implementation involved a five-hour teaching program for all ED staff, complemented by training resources including flowcharts and reference guides. Clinical redesign helped optimise flow and infrastructure, and development of simple electronic registries enabled data collection. Local champions were identified, and experienced EC clinicians from Australia acted as mentors during system roll-out. Evaluation data suggests the IITT, and the associated change management process, have high levels of acceptance amongst staff. Subject to validation, the IITT may be relevant to other resource-limited EC settings.
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