Implementation and performance of the South African Triage Scale at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya

Implementation and performance of the South African Triage Scale at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya

Abstract Introduction Triage protocols standardize and improve patient care in accident and emergency departments (A&Es). Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), the largest public tertiary hospital in East Africa, is resource-limited and was without A&E-specific triage protocols. Objectives We so...

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Main Authors: Ali A. Wangara, Katherine M. Hunold, Sarah Leeper, Frederick Ndiawo, Judith Mweu, Shaun Harty, Rachael Fuchs, Ian B. K. Martin, Karen Ekernas, Stephen J. Dunlop, Michèle Twomey, Alice W. Maingi, Justin Guy Myers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Accident and emergency medicine
Triage
East Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12245-019-0221-3

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