Comparison of the Emergency Severity Index versus the Patient Acuity Category Scale in an Emergency Setting

Overcrowding and long waiting times remain perennial issues in many emergency departments (EDs) globally, resulting in unsafe and inefficient care.[1] In light of the growing demand and strain on ED resources, accurate triage is essential to avoid overtriage, which exhausts ED resources prematurely, and undertriage, which puts patients at risk. Five-level triage systems have been developed in Australia, Canada, and the United States since the mid-1990s. These systems are significantly correlated with rates of admission for inpatient treatment, duration of emergency treatment, resource utilization, and mortality.
Source: International Emergency Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research