| 응급센터를 방문한 성인 환자의 중증도 분류 지표로서 한국형 중증도 분류체계의 신뢰도 분석: 일개 지역응급의료센터의 예비연구 |
| 김진영, 홍대영, 김신영, 김종원, 박상오, 이경룡, 백광제 |
| 건국대학교 의학전문대학원 응급의학교실 |
| Reliability of Korean Triage and Acuity Scale-based Triage System as a Severity Index in Emergency Patients |
| Jin Young Kim, Dae Young Hong, Sin Young Kim, Jong Won Kim, Sang O Park, Kyeong Ryong Lee, Kwang Je Baek |
| Department of Emergency Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea |
| Correspondence |
Dae Young Hong ,Tel: 02-2030-5551, Fax: 02-2030-5789, Email: sean1011@naver.com,
|
|
|
Received: June 16, 2017; Revised: June 19, 2017 Accepted: September 4, 2017. Published online: December 31, 2017. |
|
|
|
| ABSTRACT |
Purpose:
Triage is an important process in a hospital emergency department (ED). The Korean Triage and Acuity Scale (KTAS)-based triage system was developed for use in Korean EDs as a triage tool. Nevertheless, there is limited evidence of its reliability in KTAS. This study assessed the KTAS reliability by comparing skilled nurses and poly-clinic students.
Method:
This study was a prospective study. All adult patients over the age of 15 years who visited the ED during the study period were included. The patients were triaged independently by a primary triage nurse and poly-clinic student using KTAS, and their scores were compared.
Results:
A total of 168 patients were enrolled in this study. In the nurse group, 3%, 8.9%, 45.8%, 38.1%, and 4.2% were assigned to levels 1,2,3,4, and 5, respectively. In the poly-clinic group, 3.6%, 10.7%, 43.5%, 33.9%, and 8.3% were assigned to levels 1,2,3,4, and 5, respectively. The percentage of each level using KTAS was similar. Using the interrater agreement, the weighted Kappa was 0.721 (95% confidence interval, 0.215 to 1.000).
Conclusion:
KTAS appears to be a good tool for triaging patients according to the severity, and it is helpful to order the priority for utilization in a Korean ED. |
| Key words:
Severity of illness index, Emergency service, Hospitals, Triage, Reliability |
|
PDF Links
Full text via DOI 
Download Citation 
