ArticleBMC health services research2022
Using the Delphi method to establish pediatric emergency triage criteria in a grade A tertiary women's and children's hospital in China.
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- Construction of an index system for workplace services by family doctors in China: a two-round Delphi study.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Development and Validation of a Self-Management Motivation Scale for Children with Chronic Diseases.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
- Outcomes of Chengdu Pediatric Emergency Triage Criteria: A Retrospective Study of 198,628 Pediatric Patient Records.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Article
- A Review of the Roles and Implementation of Pediatric Emergency Triage Systems in China and Other Countries.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2023Review
- Reliability and validity of Chengdu pediatric emergency triage criteria: case study of a single center in China.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
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backgroundWe aimed to establish simplified and quantifiable triage criteria in pediatric emergency care, improving the efficiency of pediatric emergency triage and ensuring patient safety.
methodsWe preliminarily determined the pediatric emergency triage criteria with references to pediatric emergency department characteristics and internationally recognized triage tools after literature review and discussion. The final determination of the triage criteria was reached after two rounds of Delphi surveys completed by18 experts from 3 hospitals in China.
resultsBoth round 1 and round 2 surveys had a 100% response rate. The overall expert authority coefficient in the two rounds of surveys was 0.872. The experts had 100% enthusiasm for participating in the surveys. Kendall's coefficients of concordance for conditions/symptoms in patients triaged to level 1, 2, 3, and 4 were 0.149, 0.193, 0.102, and 0.266, respectively. All p-values were less than 0.05. The coefficients of variation in conditions/symptoms, vital signs, and the Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) ranged between 0.00 and 0.205, meeting the inclusion criteria. The pediatric emergency triage criteria containing conditions/symptoms, vital signs, PEWS scores, and other 4 level 1 indicators, 51 level 2 indicators and 23 level 3 indicators were built. The maximum waiting time to treatment for the patients triaged to level 1, 2, 3, and 4 was immediate, within 10 min, within 30 min, and within 240 min, respectively.
conclusionThe pediatric emergency triage criteria established in this study was scientific and reliable. It can be used to quickly identify the patients requiring urgent and immediate care, thereby ensuring the priorities for the care of critically ill patients.
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