Results: Reliability:(1a) 96.2% convergence of nurses' opinions;(1b) 95.3% convergence of
nurses' opinions. Validity:(2a) admission rates:(1) 100%,(2) 88%,(3) 61%,(4) 2.8%,(5) …

Methods: This prospective cross sectional study was carried out on 601 patients referred to
Al-Zahra hospital of Isfahan through May 2010. The patients' triage level were determined by …

The emergency severity index (ESI) is a 5-level triage system developed by American
emergency physicians and nurses, which fulfils validity and reliability criteria. It consists of a …

Objectives: To implement a new five‐level emergency department (ED) triage algorithm, the
Emergency Severity Index (ESI), into nursing practice, and validate the instrument with a …

Abstract Objectives: The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) version 3 is a five‐level triage
acuity scale with demonstrated reliability and validity. Patients are rated from ESI level 1 …

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to identify better methods of determining the severity
of triage by comparing triage results and clinical outcome of patients categorized by the …

Materials and Methods A single-center study was conducted. Proportion of triage categories
allocated to high-risk patients admitted to high-acuity departments was examined in …

Introduction: The Emergency Severity Index (ESI©) is an initial measure of patient
assessment in the emergency department (ED). It rates patients based on acuity and …

Objectives: Although triage systems based on the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) have
many advantages in terms of simplicity and clarity, previous research has questioned their …

Purpose Different triage systems have been developed and implemented in emergency
departments, including the Australian National Triage Scale, the Canadian Triage and …