Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine (대한응급의학회지)

The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine (대한응급의학회)
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Validity Analysis of Korean Triage and Acuity Scale

한국형 응급환자 분류도구(Korean Triage and Acuity Scale) 타당도 분석

  • Lee, Inhye (Department of Emergency Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Ohhyun (Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Changsun (Department of Emergency Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Oh, Jaehoon (Department of Emergency Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lim, Taeho (Department of Emergency Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Jinwoong (Chungnam University College of Medicine) ;
  • Cho, Suck Ju (Pusan University College of Medicine) ;
  • Hwang, Seong Youn (Sungkyunkwan University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Joonbum (Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
  • 이인혜 (한양대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실) ;
  • 김오현 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 응급의학교실) ;
  • 김창선 (한양대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실) ;
  • 오재훈 (한양대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실) ;
  • 임태호 (한양대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실) ;
  • 이진웅 (충남대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실) ;
  • 조석주 (부산대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실) ;
  • 황성연 (성균관대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실) ;
  • 박준범 (순천향대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실)
  • Received : 2017.07.31
  • Accepted : 2017.10.27
  • Published : 2018.02.28

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Abstract

Purpose: The Korean Triage and Acuity Scale (KTAS), which was developed in 2012 due to the need for a single triage tool for emergency patients in Korea, has since become nationalized. Although five years has passed, there has been limited evidence of its validation. Therefore, this study was conducted to analyze the validity of the new triage system. Methods: We conducted a multicenter prospective study. Data were collected from seven hospitals and 42,187 patients were classified using the KTAS from April 1, 2013 to July 6, 2014. We analyzed whether the indirect severity variables showed meaningful differences according to KTAS levels. The variables consisted of disposition from emergency room, length of stay, numbers of consultations, examination of computed tomography, emergency room costs, and performance of emergent interventions. Results: From KTAS level 1 to 5, a decreasing trend in the length of stay in emergency room, frequency of consultation with other departments, admission, computed tomography rate, emergency intervention rate, and emergency room costs was observed. Upon binominal logistic regression, disposition from emergency room and emergent intervention rate showed the highest odds ratio with statistical significance. Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrated that KTAS is a valid emergency triage tool that reflects the severity of the patient with indirect indicators. The results of this study will be useful as a reference for quality control of KTAS.

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Acknowledgement

Supported by : 보건복지부, 순천향대학교

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