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http://dx.doi.org/10.14408/KJEMS.2021.25.1.007

Comparison of triage and treatment results of abdominal pain patients of pre-hospital and in-hospital conditions  

Kim, Dong-Hyeon (Department of Emergency Medical Center, Chosun University Hospital)
Choi, Eun-Sook (Department of Emergency Medical Service, Kongju National University)
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The Korean Journal of Emergency Medical Services / v.25, no.1, 2021 , pp. 7-22 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to identify the differences in pre-hospital and in-hospital triage (pre-hospital triage and KTAS(Korean Triage and Acuity Scale)) of patients with abdominal pain and the characteristics of high hospitalization probability in the treatment results. Methods: We analyzed 941 people who visited the area C emergency center for 2 years from January 2017 to December 2018. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 26. Results: Among the transfer hospitals, 84.8% (798) of patients were selected by the 119 rescue service, and the most common diagnosis was simple abdominal pain (46.5%, 438 patients). A total of 50.7% (477) of patients classified as severe pre-hospital cases changed to mild in-hospital cases. There was a difference of 5.3% (50 cases) in cases where patients classified as mild pre-hospital were changed to severe in-hospital cases. The Kappa coefficient did not match with 0.04 (p=.051). Pre-hospital overtriage was 58.2% (548 cases), and 71.2% (670) of patients were discharged from the emergency room as a result of the treatment. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that pre-hospital and in-hospital triage were not consistent. The rates of pre-hospital overtriage were quite high. Most patients with abdominal pain were classified as mild cases, and pre-hospital triage classifiers should be trained to reduce errors in selecting transfer hospitals.
Keywords
Abdominal pain; KTAS; Triage; Treatment results;
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