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Vol. 32. Issue S1.
Maternal and Child Nursing
Pages S54-S63 (June 2022)
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Vol. 32. Issue S1.
Maternal and Child Nursing
Pages S54-S63 (June 2022)
Original Article
Analysis of the validity of the five-level TRIPED-GM paediatric triage system
Análisis de la validez del sistema de triaje pediátrico de 5 niveles TRIPED-GM
Gloria Guerrero-Márqueza, M. Concepción Míguez-Navarrob,
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c.miguez09@gmail.com

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, M. del Carmen Ignacio-Cerrob, Arístides Rivas-Garcíab
a Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
b Servicio de Urgencias de Pediatría, HGU Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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Objective

To determine the validity of the five-level TRIPED-GM pediatric triage system.

Methods

Unicentric, observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study of 485 patients aged 0–16 years in the pediatric emergency department of the HGU Gregorio Marañon. Two measures of validity were used: a direct measure calculated by the sensitivity and specificity obtained based on the number of infratriages and overtriages of the priorities given by classification nurses compared with a panel of experts and another indirect measure by the length of stay, the resources consumed and the percentage of income for each priority level.

Results

10 patients were incorrectly classified, 4 (0.8%) were considered infratriages and 6 (1.2%) overtriages. The results showed a sensitivity of 99.45% (95% CI 96.5–99.97%) and a specificity of 99.01% (95% CI 96.9−99.7%) for high priorities (P2 and P3) and 98.99% (95% CI 96.8–99.6%) and 98.4% (95% CI 96.84−99.74%) respectively for low priorities (P4 and P5). The quadratic weighted Kappa index was 0.96 (95% CI 0.94−0.98; p = 0.0000). Resource consumption showed moderate Spearman correlation coefficients as the priority level increased. The percentage of admissions and the need for observation increased as the priority level p = 0,000 increased, not requiring observation or admitting any patients with priority 5.

Conclusions

The TRIPED-GM pediatric triage system is valid for use in emergency departments with similar patients.

Keywords:
Triage
Pediatrics
Emergency medical service
Reproducibility of results
Resumen
Objetivo

Determinar la validez del sistema de cinco niveles de triage pediátrico TRIPED-GM.

Método

Estudio unicéntrico, observacional, descriptivo, transversal con 485 pacientes de 0 a 15 años realizado en un servicio de urgencias pediátricas de tercer nivel. Se utilizaron dos medidas de validez: una directa calculada mediante la sensibilidad y especificidad obtenidas en base al número de infratriages y sobretriages de las prioridades otorgadas por enfermeras de clasificación comparadas con un panel de expertos y otra indirecta medida por el tiempo de estancia, los recursos consumidos y el porcentaje de ingresos de cada nivel de prioridad.

Resultados

Diez pacientes fueron incorrectamente clasificados, 4 (0,8%) se consideraron infratriages y 6 (1,2%) sobretriages. Los resultados mostraron una sensibilidad del 99,45% (IC 95%: 96,5–99,97%) y una especificidad del 99,01% (IC 95%:96,9−99,7%) para las prioridades altas (P2 y P3) y del 98,99% (IC 95%: 96,8–99,6%) y 98,4% (IC 95%:96,84−99,74%) para las prioridades bajas (P4 y P5) respectivamente. El índice Kappa ponderado cuadrático fue del 0,96 (IC 95% = 0,94−0,98; p = 0,000). El consumo de recursos mostró coeficientes de correlación de Spearman moderados a medida que aumentaba el nivel de prioridad. El porcentaje de ingresos y la necesidad de observación fue mayor a medida que aumentó el nivel de prioridad p = 0,000 no requiriendo observación ni ingresando ningún paciente con prioridad 5.

Conclusiones

El sistema de triage pediátrico TRIPED-GM es válido para su utilización en servicios de urgencias con pacientes de similares características.

Palabras clave:
Triaje
Pediatría
Servicios médicos de urgencia
Reproducibilidad de resultados

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