Table 2 Included reliability studies of pediatric triage tools
Triage Tool | Author[ref] Year Country (Income level) | Comparison Groups | Volume Patient and Setting Characteristics (Age restrictions) | Results (kappa, percent agreement) by triage level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ETAT | Robertson etal. [7] 2001 Malawi (Low Income) | 1. Clinic nurse 2. ED physician | n = 2281 Under 5 outpatient clinic (85% <5y/o) | Overall: 94.8% P1: 95.7% P2: 88.0% P3: 96.1% |
ESI | Jafari-Rouhi etal. [17] 2013 Iran (Upper Middle Income) | 1. Triage nurse to Ped 2. ED physician | n = 1104 Emergency department at national teaching hospital (100% <18 y/o) | Kappa 0.82 Overall 87.3% Level 1: 100% Level 2: 93.1% Level 3: 83.4% Level 4: 86.1% Level 5: 84.1% |
PEWS | Chaiyakulsil etal. [16] 2015 Thailand (Upper Middle income) | 1. Triage nurse 2. Triage nurse | n = 1136 ED at large tertiary care hospital | Kappa: 0.75 |