Assessing triage efficiency in Italy: a comparative study using simulated cases among nurses.

Arian ZaboliFrancesco BrigoAlessandro CiprianoSerena SibilioGabriele MagnarelliNorbert PfeiferMichele FrattiFabio MalalanMagdalena MassarMichael MianNicola PagnucciGloria BrigiariLorenzo GhiadoniGianni Turcato

Published in: Internal and emergency medicine (2024)

There is a high degree of subjectivity in triage code assignment by ED nurses. In the interest of equitable care for patients, this variability within the same country is hardly acceptable.

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